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  1. 11th Aug 2003 05:16 #1
    AND1
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    I am looking to get a Western Digital 250 GB Hard Drive. Which is better:

    Internal or External USB 2.0

    What are the benifits of each one?
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    internal, faster (usually)
    external, portable.

    is price a factor on this one?

    try www.tomshardware.com and www.anandtech.com
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    Go with an internal, whats the rpm ?
    If it's wet, drink it

    My DVD Collection
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    RPM 7200

    I also read something about RAID 0 configuration?? What is this?

    If I buy 2 internal ones can I hook them up together as 1 drive?
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  5. 11th Aug 2003 08:29 #5
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    Yes, if your hard drive controller supports it.
    However, there has been a lot of debate on whether you gain much by going with RAID.
    Just what is this reality thing anyway?
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    Search for the discussions we've had on RAID in this forum in the last month. I used it but found no benefit over having two seperate drives, and instead switched to fast SCSI for speedy drives. And why you'd want to have a 500GB RAID set-up is beyond me. If you lose a stripe that's a heckuvalotta data you just lost
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  7. 11th Aug 2003 13:00 #7
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    Go with internal. With external, you have to deal with more of this:


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