i already have two 40 gb hds on my pc. i have a spare 30 gb lying around and i was wondering if i buy one of these on eBay:
how fast is the read/write (don't know the correct term)? like, if i have a 500 mb file on the external hd and i want to transfer that file to my pc, will it take hours or just minutes (i have a 1.8ghz pc w/ 1gb of ram)? i mean, how different is it speed-wise (or read/write access-wise) compared to an internal hd?
i can't put the third hd in my pc 'cos i'm also planning on putting some files/data/programs in it that i'll use for school. meaning, i'll take that hd to school. i was thinking of buying an external hd but buying one of these things is a lot cheaper and they seem pretty easy to assemble.
thoughts?
how fast is the read/write (don't know the correct term)? like, if i have a 500 mb file on the external hd and i want to transfer that file to my pc, will it take hours or just minutes (i have a 1.8ghz pc w/ 1gb of ram)? i mean, how different is it speed-wise (or read/write access-wise) compared to an internal hd?
i can't put the third hd in my pc 'cos i'm also planning on putting some files/data/programs in it that i'll use for school. meaning, i'll take that hd to school. i was thinking of buying an external hd but buying one of these things is a lot cheaper and they seem pretty easy to assemble.
thoughts?
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