- May 11, 2012
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So my only 2TB hard drive is (which is generally used as a backup) full already and trying to burn cds/dvds or even blu rays would be futile and kinda pointless at this point (i only managed to knock off about 15GB and with all the new data i get it's full again) since it's probably easier to just get a new hard drive. And the other reason i'd like to get a new one is to organize my files better when transferring over to the other drive.
Since i have some major financial difficulties i have been putting off getting a proper backup for that 2TB i have just been using other hard drives and avoiding usage of my 2TB drive (which is hooked up to my newest desktop) but since the drive is nearly 5 years old and for one or 2 years it was left on (due to the fact i had an external setup on my older desktop which doesn't support 2TB). Anyway i was looking at these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007603%20600457700&IsNodeId=1&name=4TB%20and%20higher
not really looking to spend over $200-250 on it, but i also want an external enclosure with a fan. I don't want to buy an external drive, because many don't have the fans included and i hear that the new external drives do not work as internals and at some point i'd like to throw it on a desktop if it still works. Now looking at my motherboard it looks like it would support 3TB so i assume it would handle a 4TB: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3759#ov
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128478
without issues. So i am looking for a reliable hard drive so if the 4TB isn't as reliable as a 3 or a 2TB let me know and also looking for a good enclosure. I have an enclosure: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817366019 that matches my desktop case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004
but that enclosure is built poorly. You can see the E-sata connection on the board is not on there correctly. It was also an exchanged from one that didn't work at all. So that was pretty much a waste of money, even though it still probably works i haven't used it. I would like to invest in a better one (if possible to match my case). I do have 3.0 USB, E-Sata and if at all possible be compatible with both IDE and SATA, but if not that's ok, i am just looking for a reliable enclosure. If worst case scenario if i need to add a fan to the enclosure, i'll do it if it at least has a spot where you can add one on there that would be fine.
Since i have some major financial difficulties i have been putting off getting a proper backup for that 2TB i have just been using other hard drives and avoiding usage of my 2TB drive (which is hooked up to my newest desktop) but since the drive is nearly 5 years old and for one or 2 years it was left on (due to the fact i had an external setup on my older desktop which doesn't support 2TB). Anyway i was looking at these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007603%20600457700&IsNodeId=1&name=4TB%20and%20higher
not really looking to spend over $200-250 on it, but i also want an external enclosure with a fan. I don't want to buy an external drive, because many don't have the fans included and i hear that the new external drives do not work as internals and at some point i'd like to throw it on a desktop if it still works. Now looking at my motherboard it looks like it would support 3TB so i assume it would handle a 4TB: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3759#ov
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128478
without issues. So i am looking for a reliable hard drive so if the 4TB isn't as reliable as a 3 or a 2TB let me know and also looking for a good enclosure. I have an enclosure: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817366019 that matches my desktop case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004
but that enclosure is built poorly. You can see the E-sata connection on the board is not on there correctly. It was also an exchanged from one that didn't work at all. So that was pretty much a waste of money, even though it still probably works i haven't used it. I would like to invest in a better one (if possible to match my case). I do have 3.0 USB, E-Sata and if at all possible be compatible with both IDE and SATA, but if not that's ok, i am just looking for a reliable enclosure. If worst case scenario if i need to add a fan to the enclosure, i'll do it if it at least has a spot where you can add one on there that would be fine.
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