Topic: hard drives

[shakes]

Generic question. Portable or external? Assuming size and price are the same. Let the discussion beging. ( can you tell it's getting close to Black Friday?)

[MistaObvious]

By portable, you mean flash drive?  Not sure what you mean by that.  External HDs can be portable, except that you need the necessary cables with them.  Flash drives usually have a usb connection as part of the device.  External drives, however, can be faster and hold more data.

Guess I'm missing the definition of "portable".

[Thorndog]

Guess I'm missing the definition of "portable".

Its the little blue thing at events or construction sites you go in and its really hot and smelly in there, jeepers even I knew that  :wave

[Hiker]

 

[Johnnyboy]

I think when a drive is called "portable" its usually a smaller form factor like a 2.5" drive and does not require AC power, but can get power from a USB port. 

[shakes]

http://www.staples.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-500GB-Ultra-Portable-Hard-Drive-USB-3.0-(Black)/product_912286?cmArea=SEARCH

http://www.staples.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-1TB-Desktop-Hard-Drive-USB-3.0/product_912731?cmArea=SEARCH

Two different types