Actually, 4200RPM was used in 2.5" HD for notebooks of old...
And Romanian, so far I've yet to see any bigger 2.5" HD (laptop size) than
~120GB (costing 120-140eur here in Finland) so if you want 250GB, your only
choice is an external one. But I wouldn't use it for programs etc, only for
backups and maybe multimedia storage.
And, as it draws too much power to be supplied by the USB (or FW) ports on
that same laptop, it needs to be connected to the electrical outlet by it's
own power supply.
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"Bruce Chambers" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > kirjoitti
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>>> So, seeing as my plan failed, let's go to my updated questions:
>>>
>>> -- Are there any GOOD external sound cards which I can purchase?
>>
>>
>> No idea, I'm afraid; I've never heard of any such thing.
>>
>>
>>> -- Are external hard drives (ie 250gb 7200RPM) as good as internal (ie
>>> 40gb 4200RPM)?
>>>
>>
>> Well, larger and faster equates to "better" in my book. Where in the
>> world did you find a laptop with a 4200 RPM hard drive? 5400 RPM has been
>> standard for several years now.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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