Whats the fastest way to transfer 200GB of files

[RichardE]

Just got a new laptop and upgraded it to a 500GB drive, I have 200GB or so of music/movies I want to move over...whats the fastest way =/ MSN sharing folder is not fast sadly

No cable to directly connect them either.

 

[nageov3t]

external drive or transfer over the network?

 

[SagaLore]

What do you mean no cable?

Do you have a router? Could you get a crossover cable?

 

[narzy]

external firewire hard drive
external USB hard drive
Fiber network
GigE network
100Mbps network
10Mbps network

in that order?

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
What do you mean no cable?

Do you have a router? Could you get a crossover cable?

Hooked up to a residence type connection, so no access to the router. No crossover cable. (could get one tommorow when stores open, was curious if theres any other way)

 

[Perknose]

Well . . . it's not UPS ground!

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: narzy
external firewire hard drive
external USB hard drive
Fiber network
GigE network
100Mbps network
10Mbps network

in that order?

e-SATA external drive > everything listed

 

[Ksyder]

500gb laptop drive???? I don't think such a thing exists!

Edit- I retract my previous statement...http://www.washingtonpost.com/...3/AR2008010300079.html

The largest listed on Newegg was 320gb I think.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: krwilsonn
500gb laptop drive???? I don't think such a thing exists!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/0...ngside-22x-dvd-burner/

 

[venkman]

I just did something very similar with an external e-sata drive. 250 GB in about an hour, it was real quick.

 

[Ksyder]

I'd chime in and say that notebooks don't have e-sata but I'm probably wrong on that one too
That would be great to have...

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: krwilsonn
I'd chime in and say that notebooks don't have e-sata but I'm probably wrong on that one too
That would be great to have...

my notebook has esata but my desktop doesn't

 

[dighn]

some NICs don't need a crossover cable so you may want to give it a try. just set up different static IPs and use networking sharing. should be very fast if you have gigE. If you only have 100mbit connection then try an external drive instead ifyou can.

 

[enwar3]

80g ipod a couple times if you have no other otpion (assuming you have an ipod)

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Go get one real quick and then return it when you are done. The fastest way would probably be over the network.

 

[skyking]

By far, putting both drives in the same computer on a controller and copy them over.
Be they SATA or IDE, they cannot move data faster than across the controller itself.
I do this all the time with laptop drives, I put them in a desktop.

 

[TruePaige]

Large Hadron Collider.

 

[Modelworks]

floppy disk !

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Large Hadron Collider.

what happens when his porn and mp3s collide?

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Large Hadron Collider.

what happens when his porn and mp3s collide?

They combine and transform into the most awesome and powerful porno ever made: BLACK HOLE #34

 

[ed21x]

another vote for an external laptop enclosure with firewire, or USB 2.0. In the end, you'd still get an external HD to play around with.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Well . . . it's not UPS ground!

ROFL!! I stopped in to say
"Duh, UPS Red of course!"

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Large Hadron Collider.

what happens when his porn and mp3s collide?

They combine and transform into the most awesome and powerful porno ever made: BLACK HOLE #34

Did you just come out of the black hole that is 4chan?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Magnet. Hold the magnet over one drive and suck up all the data. Then hold the magnet over the other drive and shake it (the magnet, not the drive) to sprinkle the data out into the new drive.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Magnet. Hold the magnet over one drive and suck up all the data. Then hold the magnet over the other drive and shake it (the magnet, not the drive) to sprinkle the data out into the new drive.

Yeah, shaking the drive could possibly ruin the data too.

Be sure to use neodymium magnets. I hear they have about 1TB of storage capabilities. (Or was it more? I forget!)