aimeeandbeatles
watermelon
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Um, a question. I've almost convinced mom that I should get an external hard drive. So far, I have two options:
a) Buy a pre-made external.
b) Buy an internal hard drive and a case.
(Note: In-store, I did the math, they both come out to be roughly same price for the same brand/size. For example I'm not comparing a WD 500gig external to a Seagate 1TB internal + case)
So, here's the advantages and disadvantages of both, did I miss anything?
Buy premade external
Advantages:
a) No messing with cables and ready to plug in.
Disadvantages:
a) Heard some bad things about the reliability of premade externals.
b) Can't swap HDD without voiding warranty.
c) More limited choice.
Also, some come with software, but I doint know if that's advantage or disadvantage (since I heard about DRM and stuff)
Buying internal drive and casing
Advantages:
a) Can pick out exactly the hard drive I want.
b) Can swap drives without voiding any warranties.
Disadvantages:
a) Messing with cables and I'm liable to MAJORLY SCREW UP THINGS
a) Buy a pre-made external.
b) Buy an internal hard drive and a case.
(Note: In-store, I did the math, they both come out to be roughly same price for the same brand/size. For example I'm not comparing a WD 500gig external to a Seagate 1TB internal + case)
So, here's the advantages and disadvantages of both, did I miss anything?
Buy premade external
Advantages:
a) No messing with cables and ready to plug in.
Disadvantages:
a) Heard some bad things about the reliability of premade externals.
b) Can't swap HDD without voiding warranty.
c) More limited choice.
Also, some come with software, but I doint know if that's advantage or disadvantage (since I heard about DRM and stuff)
Buying internal drive and casing
Advantages:
a) Can pick out exactly the hard drive I want.
b) Can swap drives without voiding any warranties.
Disadvantages:
a) Messing with cables and I'm liable to MAJORLY SCREW UP THINGS