Re: second hard drive
- From: Jules <jules.richardsonnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:56:14 -0500
On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:03:33 -0500, Harold Stevens wrote:
I agree completely; I've never had any laptop that had sufficient battery
life or cooling for a 2nd hard drive, even if space was available (IME).
I have noticed that the DVD drive in mine gets very warm. I suspect it's
just IDE (probably with a different connector), so with some soldering /
adapter muppetry, it would probably be technically possible to add
another drive. Keeping it spun-down unless absolutely needed might be a
good idea as otherwise it is just a big heat generator.
I'm making no comment about how sensible it is to actually do this -
merely that I think it *could* be done :-)
As you suggested, an external hard drive is an alternative.
The main gotcha with those (other than the size) is that of course they
run off a separate supply and have no battery - so if the power goes out,
the laptop keeps going but the external drive dies. They're OK for archive
use, but perhaps less useful in "always on" mode for a laptop.
However, I personally wouldn't suggest USB thumbdrives for large
archives (too slow) or frequently modified data (apparent SSD
reliability bugs).
Yeah, keep the frequently-accessed data on the main disk - but I think
such a USB drive isn't a bad idea if it means it's also reliant on the
laptop's battery support.
cheers
Jules
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