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Originally posted by germcevoy:Went back to the N8 for the day. It's still the best piece of phone hardware out there but sadly the software just wasn't cutting it compared to the Desire S. I'm gonna pass the N8 on to my girlfriend. I think i'll pick up an N86 to replace it as my second phone. Would still love an N900 too.

boooooooooooooooo

germcevoy

14 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

boooooooooooooooo

I know i'll regret it, definitely when the Anna update comes around. At least it will be close by if I ever want it back....

I'm happy with android but not particularly in love with this Desire S, I could find myself swapping it for another Android device (no idea which). A mini Galaxy S 2 would be perfect.

Mr_Trek

14 years

Hello forum!

I think I'm gonna by an external hard drive, but since it not an area of technology that I know a lot about I thought I might ask your help

I'd like it to be fast enough to be able to watch my bootlegs from it, other than that, I don't really know what I want

Any recommendations?

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by Mr_Trek:Hello forum! I think I'm gonna by an external hard drive, but since it not an area of technology that I know a lot about I thought I might ask your help

I'd like it to be fast enough to be able to watch my bootlegs from it, other than that, I don't really know what I want Any recommendations?

You've got a few choices. Theres 'portable' (2.5inch) hard drives which are USB powered and are smaller( in size and weight) then the 3.5inch external drives, the 3.5inch drives also need external power, which means u'll need a spare powerpoint handy. However the 3.5ich drives are cheaper per GB.

Then there are the connection types, which effect the transfer speed of data from the drive to your computer. The type of ports your pc has will determine your options here.
USB 2.0 is probably to most common type of connection (and the cheapest), USB 3.0 is also available now and claims to be up to 10x faster then USB 2.0. Theres also Firewire 400, firewire 800 and Sata connections. (firewire 800 and sata r faster then usb2.0)

If u r using a laptop id probably recommend getting a portable one since u can just power it off a usb port and not worry about the extra powerpoint, and since they r so small u can generally fit them in ur laptop case/bag. and the transfer rate of usb is high enough to watch video off of.

Hope this helps, Europe is more cutting edge in technology compared to Australia so you might have more options then us.

Mr_Trek

14 years

Hmm, DVDs are still cheaper... I'll ask a question about those too:

Are these any good?

http://www.sweburn.com/product.php?productid=397&cat=5&page=1

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by Mr_Trek:Hmm, DVDs are still cheaper... I'll ask a question about those too:

Are these any good?

http://www.sweburn.com/product.php?productid=397&cat=5&page=1

if ur burner supports dual layered discs then these will work fine. I'd choose an external HDD over a dvd though, especially if u like watching Blu Ray rips. they offer a lot more flexability.

Mr_Trek

14 years

Yeah, but there's some space on the hard drives

And most of the bootlegs I have is DVD.

And I like my money

You don't have a very large income being only 15 years old.¨

Also, if the external hard drive would crash, I'd lose everything. I don't think all discs would 'crash' at the same time.

MWSAH

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

I know i'll regret it, definitely when the Anna update comes around. At least it will be close by if I ever want it back....

I'm happy with android but not particularly in love with this Desire S, I could find myself swapping it for another Android device (no idea which). A mini Galaxy S 2 would be perfect.

Oh Gerard, been away for too long and the last time I checked this topic you had a Nokia. Now an Desire S and thinking about a Galaxy S2? Good choice. My brothers owns one. Light at hand and very fast.

LikeASong

14 years

Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

Oh Gerard, been away for too long and the last time I checked this topic you had a Nokia. Now an Desire S and thinking about a Galaxy S2? Good choice. My brothers owns one. Light at hand and very fast.

He had the Nokia N8 until last week, when he obnouxiously gave it to his girlfriend. Bastard.