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papasmurf   03-13-2003 at 06:22:42 AM

does anyone know of a small external hard drive with its own battery? I would like one for my pocket pc and it would be nice to use with my desktop machines too.
requirements:
battery (2 hours of life minimum)
relativly small
tough
20+ gigs
usb

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Crashman   03-13-2003 at 10:22:44 AM
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No. The problems are size and weight. You could build your own battery pack, Radio Shack has the battery trays, I suggest NiMH batteries.

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orbz   03-14-2003 at 02:15:20 AM
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Why not Lithium?

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Crashman   03-14-2003 at 02:39:03 AM
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I've had my best luck in NiMH batteries when it comes to devices that draw a lot of power. I think other types are better for devices that draw less power over a longer period of time (say, half the wattage for twice as long).

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LumberJack   03-14-2003 at 07:19:57 AM
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You want batteries. Electrovaya http://www.electrovaya.com/
Those are batteries. But as for your problem if you rally want you can go USB pen.. the largest size i've seen though is 1 and it runs mad expensive liek 1000k... but like I said.. you want batteries.. go there...

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