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Cbstiles · May 23rd, 2008, 11:59 AM

Hey, I recently found what I think is a really good deal on an internal harddrive, but I have a laptop so I wouldnt be able to use it as an internal. I was just wondering if it is difficult to convert an internal harddrive to an external harddrive. Also, can people tell me what they think of the deal and harddrive itself in the following link; FRYS.com*|*Seagate

Thanks a lot.

Steve R Jones · May 23rd, 2008, 12:49 PM

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I was just wondering if it is difficult to convert an internal harddrive to an external harddrive.

You just buy an encloseure and boom...

Getting Windows to boot off of it is an entirely different story. ANd if you can do that, it'll be much slower then if you were to just get a internal drive for the lappy.

**RicheemxX** · May 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM

For the price you'll pay for the drive and enclosure you could pick up one of these Vox 750GB USB/eSATA Hard Drive $119.99 AMIR - Dealighted Forum

or one of these Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB USB 2.0/eSATA External HDD Seagate ST307504FPA1E2-RK

Cbstiles · May 23rd, 2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RicheemxX

For the price you'll pay for the drive and enclosure you could pick up one of these Vox 750GB USB/eSATA Hard Drive $119.99 AMIR - Dealighted Forum

or one of these Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB USB 2.0/eSATA External HDD Seagate ST307504FPA1E2-RK

Oh wow, those are some great deals you sent me. Thanks alot. Would those be about the same quality as the one i posted a link to? Or might they be even better as an external?

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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Getting Windows to boot off of it is an entirely different story. ANd if you can do that, it'll be much slower then if you were to just get a internal drive for the lappy.

Fortunately my plans are to use it only for extra storage space and not for the os or anything. Will an external harddrive play movies and music (also possibly games) as well as an internal?

Cbstiles · May 23rd, 2008, 03:14 PM

Oh, i noticed now that the deals RicheemxX posted dont seem to come with very long included warrenties, where as the one i posted has a 5 year included warrenty. Given that, would it be better to get the internal and convert it to external, or would it still be better to get one of the extrenals RicheemxX posted and just purchase a couple years of warrenty for it? Haha, sorry, that questions probably better left up to how i feel about it, but I was just wondering what other people thought.

**RicheemxX** · May 23rd, 2008, 03:21 PM

Those were meant for reference, personally I'd shop it around. There are tons of good deals out there for external drives. For $100 ou might not get the 750gbs but you can get a good 500gb drive with 5yrs warranty FRYS.com*|*Seagate

edit: the thing that is nice about most, pre-manufactured external drives is they come preloaded with backup software. Its nice to have one touch backup. But if you don't need that or aren't going to use it then there is no reason not to buy a bigger drive and use your own external enclosure. Just make sure to read the reviews on the enclosure as some are very good at cooling.

**RicheemxX** · May 24th, 2008, 07:52 PM

If you are lucky enough to have a fry's near by right now you can get a 750gb maxtor one touch for $120

Cbstiles · May 27th, 2008, 11:45 PM

Haha, yeah, that and several other deals are what actually got me started searching. My friend pointed it out but I think it was only good on the 24th. One of the links you sent me had a Seagate 750 gig external harddrive that I liked, although i think it is now out of stock. The website was geeks.com. If I were to buy online from that site or another like it, the manufacturer warrently should still be effective, right? Thanks.

carl33p · May 28th, 2008, 12:43 AM

An external HD via USB2.0 will play music, videos, etc nicely. I wouldnt play 3d games off it, but it should work. If you used eSata connection, speeds are quite a bit faster.

I would advise you to buy an external hard drive, like the Seagate FreeAgent.
Ive seen A LOT of complaints about external enclosure + internal drives dying. Not that the External drives dont die, but the ratio seems to be much smaller.

I personally have a Seagate FreeAgent and a WD MyBook. The FreeAgent wins in all aspects: noise, speed, aesthetics, sleep mode, cooling, etc

Cbstiles · June 21st, 2008, 01:54 PM

I see, thanks for the info. Sorry about the late reply. Ill make sure to go with an external.