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    1 TB usb powered external hard drives

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by salvicrashdrive, May 25, 2009.

  1. salvicrashdrive

    salvicrashdrive Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    Does anyone know of any 1tb usb powered external hard drives out there?
     
    salvicrashdrive, May 25, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    no dice. USB power only means 2.5", and those only come in (up to) 500GB flavors for now.
     
    whizzo, May 25, 2009
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  3. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    nope, they don't exsist. your option is to get 2x500GB 2.5inch drives and put them in enclosers. and have two seperate drives.
     
    yuio, May 25, 2009
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  4. salvicrashdrive

    salvicrashdrive Newbie

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    Thx guys, I guess I'll have to wait for a while...
     
    salvicrashdrive, May 26, 2009
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  5. Periklis_Pap

    Periklis_Pap Notebook Consultant

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    I was searching to for a 1TB usb hdd but unfortunately they dont exsist and I have to buy a 500gb 2.5 .
     
    Periklis_Pap, May 29, 2009
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i think they already established that :)

    1 post more on your post count isn't much :rolleyes:
     
    The_Moo™, May 29, 2009
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  7. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Touche...?
     
    garetjax, May 29, 2009
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  8. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i think its nice that more than one people can confirm to an answer. it make the statement more credible.

    look at seagate's or western digital's official site, if there is one, they'll be the safe one to bet on.
     
    wobble987, May 29, 2009
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  9. DefconZero

    DefconZero Notebook Consultant

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    Either that or you get a 3.5 enclosure that has two USB ports. I've heard that using 2 ports gives the required power for the 3.5" drives, but I haven't seen a drive that actually does this...so maybe I'm just hallucinating :)
     
    DefconZero, May 29, 2009
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