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| External Hard Drive |
By Iskandar
What is a hard drive or disk drive? A External hard drive also known to as a hard disk drive or HDD, is a fundamental part of the computer or laptop. The External hard drive is where all programs and your files are stored, so that if the drive is corrupted for some reason, you will lose the data on your computer. A hard drive storage memory technology similar to tapes and video tapes. You probably already know the information cassette tape with a thin strip of magnetic material on the surface smooth. Likewise, the External hard drive contains a disk like a mirror that is covered with the same magnetic recording media.
To add
terabytes of data to a PC or Mac , laptop or desktop you can buy External hard
drive with
price at least $ 100. The
price of this is enough to accommodate a lot of files such as : MP3 or photos
with very large
amounts may be approximately 750,000 and is also able to accommodate the DVD files
-size 230 movies.
For Users
computer technology the media storage is a Very Important. Storage media
available
in various type such as a
Disc, USB flash drives, and internal computer External hard drive, and much
more .
For
owners which there are data to large and important, media storage Most popular
is
external hard
drive because it has a large storage capacity, and the external hard drive also
is in
great demand because it is easy to use, with a wink of your eye continues to
get more memory
and no need to open the tools that are in the your desktop computer.
Now i will explain the some point when
you buying a external hard drive
Because in
fact many people we notice only the price of external hard drive, but in fact
many
factors that to be considered on a External Hard Drive. Here are some tips for
you that will
choose and buy an external hard drive :
1. Capacity of External Hard Drive
The First
and most common point or usually notice is External hard drive, it is entirely depend on
you for what the hard drive is used, because the Price of External Hard drive is determined
by the capacity of the external hard drive then choose, so be careful when selecting
the capacity of external hard drive. Because difference in capacity usually
mean a huge
difference in term of price, just for your information, now there external hard
drive are sold are
more than 6 terabytes.
2. Plug n' Play ( PnP )
The means
of Pnp capability is ability of a external hard drive to be used after it is connected,
which is very easy to use external hard drive with the ability PnP because it
does not
required long installation and not convoluted.
3. Rapidity reading and Writing speed
This one also
needs to consider because the speed is very important. This speed determines how quick
the transfer data from your computer to your external hard drive or otherwise.
4. Easy Recovery/ Backup
Easy of
recovery/ backups is very important for you want to lose your important data due
to forgetting
to backup data. A variety of form of this simplicity, there are using the
buttons on the
casing there is also that automatically or manually.
5. Casing
The
casing on the external hard drive is very sensitive, it should be advise to you
for choose a strong
and sturdy as it usually is saved on the
place a lot of collision.
There are many external hard drive available, So take your time when choosing so you are sure to get the one that is perfect for you.
There are many external hard drive available, So take your time when choosing so you are sure to get the one that is perfect for you.