which one is better???

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i would like to buy a external hard drive (250GB+) for my notebook, whats the best choice?
please give some suggestions, thanks a lot!

1) Maxtor 5000XT 250GB / 5400rpm / USB 2.0
2) Maxtor 7Y250M0 250GB / 7200rpm / Serial ATA + USB 2.0 External Case
3) Maxtor 7Y250P0 250GB / 7200rpm / UDMA133 + USB 2.0 External Case
4) IBM HDS722525VLAT80 250GB / 7200rpm / UDMA133 + USB 2.0 External Case
5) IBM HDS722525VLSA80 250GB / 7200rpm / Serial ATA + USB 2.0 External Case
6) Western Digital WD2500JB 250GB / 7200rpm / UDMA100 + USB 2.0 External Case

 

[Corporate Thug]

i would get 2 or 3 depending on the price

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: shady06
i would get 2 or 3 depending on the price

#2 would be better, but your Laptop might not have SATA...

If your Laptop doesn't, then get #3.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: shady06
i would get 2 or 3 depending on the price

#2 would be better, but your Laptop might not have SATA...

If your Laptop doesn't, then get #3.

Dude..these are external harddrives. What the HD itself uses makes no difference.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: shady06
i would get 2 or 3 depending on the price

#2 would be better, but your Laptop might not have SATA...

If your Laptop doesn't, then get #3.

Dude..these are external harddrives. What the HD itself uses makes no difference.

I'm not an expert on laptops or external HDs...

but...

Upgrading to a new standard makes no difference?
The increased bandwidth makes no difference?
The smaller cables makes no difference?

Can you give a good reason to get the UDMA over the SATA?

 

[Corporate Thug]

sata simply because somewhere down the line, if the HDD was to go into a desktop, it would be a sata drive

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: shady06
i would get 2 or 3 depending on the price

#2 would be better, but your Laptop might not have SATA...

If your Laptop doesn't, then get #3.

Dude..these are external harddrives. What the HD itself uses makes no difference.

I'm not an expert on laptops or external HDs...

but...

Upgrading to a new standard makes no difference?
The increased bandwidth makes no difference?
The smaller cables makes no difference?

Can you give a good reason to get the UDMA over the SATA?

You obiously misunderstood me, or thought about it too much. By me saying it makes no difference, it doesn't because he isn't using this HD in the laptop, but externally. Cable size won't matter, bandwidth wont either, but yes new standard does, if he decided to upgrade the HD in the external case. Get it?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

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