PC hardware: Internal or External HD question
Internal or External HD question
by siva66 - 7/6/09 7:15 PMMy PC:
HP Pavilion Media Center m7750n
Athlon 64 X2 (W) 5000+ 2.6 GHz
4 GB DDR2 ram
400 GB SATA 7200rpm HD
Running Vista
I purchased a HP 1TB Personal Media Drive to use in the removable drive bay about 1 month ago. Well the drive is loud and rather annoying to say the least.
I have one free internal 3.5" bay available. Is there any preference (internal or external) with regards to speed, noise and performance if I wanted to replace the noisy drive? My use for the drive would be to store all my media and the drive would be used frequently as I stream my media to my PS3. Any good brands to use?
Thanks in advance
Is a media server an option?
by R. Proffitt
- 7/7/09 7:24 AM
In reply to: Internal or External HD question by siva66
See http://reviews.cnet.com/external-hard-drives/hp-media-vault-mv2010/4505-3190_7-32104818.html
HP's link at http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mediasmart-server/
I'm trying to keep my costs down
by siva66 - 7/8/09 6:47 PM In reply to: Is a media server an option? by R. Proffitt
so I would be more inclined to purchase a HD.
Then do that.
by R. Proffitt - 7/9/09 6:20 AM
In reply to: I'm trying to keep my costs down by siva66
Seems like you are done?
Not necessarily
by siva66 - 7/9/09 11:26 AM In reply to: Then do that. by R. Proffitt
I was hoping to get some feedback on whether or not there was any preferrence to an internal or an external hd with regards to speed, noise, etc. I was also looking for help in picking a hd brand.
Thanks.
About HD brands.
by R. Proffitt - 7/9/09 11:49 AM
In reply to: Not necessarily by siva66
You are now asking the Ford or Chevy, which is better question. You can find 1,000+ long posts on that so let's not do that again.
Given we can control the noise and speed can be the same in or out with SATA that's a tossup too.
Why not get what you like?
Bob
So much for hasking for help
by siva66 - 7/9/09 1:10 PM In reply to: About HD brands. by R. Proffitt
Thanks anyways.
My answer was
by R. Proffitt - 7/9/09 1:33 PM
In reply to: So much for hasking for help by siva66
To have you think about the question. Given the Ford vs. Chevy nature of the products, how would we choose?
I still like internals for the very simple reason they last longer because:
a. It's more protected.
b. People tend to not drop a PC tower.
c. They turn it off to move it.
d. All of the above.
c. All of the above and more.
e. None of the above.
I hope you see the Chevy vs. Ford issue here.
Bob
All I was asking for is opinions
by siva66 - 7/9/09 3:52 PM In reply to: My answer was by R. Proffitt
That is my impression as to one the purposes that message boards serve. I might just go get a Toyota then.
Sorry, I was stuck in the 80's
by R. Proffitt - 7/9/09 10:23 PM
In reply to: All I was asking for is opinions by siva66
Today it might be Toyota vs Honda vs Nissan?
So much for Cadillac.
Perhaps I should have thrown in a Prius reference
by siva66 - 7/13/09 10:34 AM In reply to: Sorry, I was stuck in the 80's by R. Proffitt
just to be green!
Re: internal versus external disk
by Kees Bakker - 7/9/09 1:22 PM
In reply to: Not necessarily by siva66
Internal disk is faster than external, and apparently they are more reliable (few posts about failing internal disks in our Storage forum, hundreds of posts about failing external ones).
For sound level: why not try? Get the disk out, put in your PC and compare.
As you already have bought a hard disk, why ask about a brand for another one? Do you happen to know what brand HP put into their case? I don't think they make their own.
Well, I know. You need a second and third hard disk to backup your first. That's a smart idea! Many of our members don't backup and lose everything on their external.
Kees
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