Portable External Drive

[xera]

The reason you can't put files bigger than 4GB on it is because you are using Fat32. If you were to use something like NTFS you wouldn't have the restriction.

The reason I don't use NTFS is because I use it with my mac.

 

[SouthBit]

The reason I don't use NTFS is because I use it with my mac.

Try this: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/

 

[xera]

His is special 'cause it's a Mac

Lol, its true, but with my desktop I also use only one plug, and it's fine.... maybe its because my Mobo is gigabyte, or my PSU is Thermaltake...

Try this: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/

Thanks.

Driving over a HDD won't do much seeing it's not moving. Bump it or let it fall over etc however while running and you won't be so pleased.

They also let it fall repeatedly onto concrete from heights of ~1m, which I would like to see the average hdd's surviving.

 

[Voicy]

I got a 320GB laptop drive sized one (usb only, no adapters) for R400. Works well. Nice and small.

 

[ponder]

They also let it fall repeatedly onto concrete from heights of ~1m, which I would like to see the average hdd's surviving.

If the drive is off & not spinning (obviously) it can withstand quite a lot of G's. I ones tried killing a HDD by literally throwing it (not dropping) to the floor and it only broke after like the 3rd try.

When the drive is powered on though just knocking it over can bork it.

 

[bwana]

Not sure if this has been suggested but you've got a perfectly good FireWire 800 port on the MBP - use it

 

[SouthBit]

If the drive is off & not spinning (obviously) it can withstand quite a lot of G's. I ones tried killing a HDD by literally throwing it (not dropping) to the floor and it only broke after like the 3rd try.

When the drive is powered on though just knocking it over can bork it.

Some stats on this:

Let's take a WD Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD5000AAKX) for example, the specs state:

Shock
Operating Shock (Read) 30G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock 300G, 2 ms

That's a fair amount of shock, even if it is for a tiny amount of time.

And going back to the earlier part of the discussion on power usage, looking at a 2.5" notebook WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD5000BPVT):


Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 20 mA

 

[ponder]

And going back to the earlier part of the discussion on power usage, looking at a 2.5" notebook WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD5000BPVT):


Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 20 mA

Wonder why they don't list the spinup current which is about 1000mA