don't forget amazon.com too ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:49 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives
Dear Friends, Staples, Office Max, Office Depot and other stores, often use external hard drives "On Sale" at fantastic prices to bring folks into their stores. I would just check these stores out, ask if they have a external drive sale on, and if not, when will they! You can save money! With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida Join a Free Voice Chat Site Community on the Web! Would you like to meet other blind or visually impaired individuals from across the country and around the world? Do you like challenging games, old time radio,adapted cooking techniques, book clubs, Chess Chat, product presentations, and much more? Join our free chat community at www.Out-Of-Sight.net "Catch the vision, it's Out of Sight!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scorpio Forever" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives > First and foremost, I disagree with the gentleman that said it mattered > what > type of hard drive manufacturer you decide to opt for. > > Western Digital drives use Seagate drives, and the only thing you're > actually paying for is the name, so, you'll end up paying an extra 50 to > 80 > dollars just because you opted to go with a name brand rather than the > lesser known names like LACI or Razor, both of which use Seagate drives in > their enclosures. > > In fact, the biggest consideration when purchasing an external drive is > what > type of enclosure you'd like to get, either a self powered one, which > means > forget about plugging it into a USB 1.0 port, or an enclosure that > utilizes > an outside power source like an AC Adapter. > > The second consideration is the type of interface you want to choose. For > the price the gentleman stated of 160 dollars, you'll end up paying for a > 1 > TB drive from Western Digital and you'll have to end up with a USB > connection, when, for the same price, you can shop around, not go with a > name brand drive, and get one with a higher seek time and RPM, multiple > interfaces like network connectivity, which means you'll be able to access > it across the board on all of your computers connected to the same network > independently of a second computer, or firewire and SCSI interfaces. > Either > way, don't flush money down the toilet going for a name brand when the > enclosure is more apt to fail than the drive, assuming no accidents > happen. > > I just purchased a rugged 2.5 terabyte drive which can be dropped from a > height of three to four feet and it won't get damaged. It cost me all of > 110 dollars at Best Buy, and it's a LACI drive, which, as I mentioned, > uses > Seagate drives inside their enclosures. > > Speaking of the drive I purchased, . I just remembered another > consideration you may want to consider, especially if you're going to be > sitting this drive on an unstable surface that rocks just from the typing > action of your keyboard. > > Get a drive/enclosure that doesn't require it stand up on it's end, and > must > lay down on it's side. > > I don't want to tell you the number of horror stories I've heard of people > who've bumped their desks with their hips, *I mean, we are blind after > all*, > and then hear a clunk when their hard drives tip over, then they're > surprised that they can't access their drives and it's ticking like a time > bomb. Smiles. > > Either way, I would seriously not recommend you get a name brand drive > like > Western Digital, and pick yourself up a more economical drive that is > loaded > with features and not branding, I can almost guarantee you won't be > disappointed. > > Scorpio > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
