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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 09:51:53 1,437 posts
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    what is the best solution.

    i have a new laptop, but all my stuff is on 2 old 500GB HDD's from my PC. one is fat and one is thin, both sata.

    i have bought a sata to USB cable for a temp solution.

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  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 09:54:22 73,963 posts
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    So do you ever bother to google for these every day questions or you just want everyone to do it for you?

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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 10:03:39 1,437 posts
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    oh fuck off.

    why dont you ever take the same amount of time to be helpful, instead of being a cunt? you need to have a think about that.

    i'm asking an opinion to a question where there will be multiple answers.

    i think google could nullify most threads on this board. get a grip of yourself.
  • pauleyc 8 Aug 2012 10:13:52 4,297 posts
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    Several possibilities:
    - two external enclosures for your current HDDs (SATA to USB)
    - a new 1-2TB external HDD
    - a NAS
  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 10:29:48 1,437 posts
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    thought about first one, but am trying to keep USB ports free.

    what is a NAS exactly?

    and can you connect them, or a external HDD's to the laptop through wireless or ethernet?

    not had great experiences with external HDD's in the past, but that was probably bad luck.
  • nickthegun 8 Aug 2012 10:32:19 45,269 posts
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    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nas

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  • OldCrow 8 Aug 2012 10:34:18 148 posts
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    Cloud service or external HDD are your best options.
  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 10:42:30 1,437 posts
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    i'm not clouding a terabyte!

    i did google NAS of course, i got a lot of technical babble.

    it looks like a case for hard drives, no? looks like a server thing.

    if it was (essentially) just an encasement for multiple HDD's, then surely that'd be the best solution? as then i wouldn't need to transfer anything...
  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 10:44:25 73,963 posts
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    @anthonypappa And if you took the time to google things for yourself there would be 100% fewer insipid threads from you.

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  • nickthegun 8 Aug 2012 10:51:28 45,269 posts
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    In all seriousness, these are amazing.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LRCASM/

    Stick a couple of 2tb drives in them and youre away.

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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 10:51:59 1,437 posts
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    why be stingy with knowledge?!

    what is this elitism.

    why you go out of your way to be unconstructive... WTF is that all about?
  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 10:55:43 73,963 posts
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    Teach a man to fish and all that.

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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 10:56:27 1,437 posts
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    that micro server thing seems overkill :eek:

    not too mention expensive and noisy.

    hmm... so is there no way to connect my existing two HDD's (and maybe additional ones) up to my laptop via anything other than USB?
  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 10:57:31 73,963 posts
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    You don't keep the thing next to your PC, you stick it in the garage with the router.

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  • warlockuk 8 Aug 2012 11:04:25 18,673 posts
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    Nothing to do with Elitism. It's a piece of piss to find some of this basic info.

    But still: You can get a DLink DNS-320 NAS for about £60. They run on linux and basically you just whap the drives in and you're good to go. They connect to your router via ethernet (or to your home networking by whatever means).

    Personally I'd recommend putting a 2tb drive in it, then put one 500gb in, copy the data over, then put the other 500gb in and copy the data over... 500gb drives are pretty small and naff these days. Then add a 2nd 2tb drive.

    Edited by warlockuk at 11:04:38 08-08-2012

    I'm a grumpy bastard.

  • warlockuk 8 Aug 2012 11:05:12 18,673 posts
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    Oh and, NAS: Network Attached Storage. Basically a box full of hard drives that shares shit over a network. Google, motherfucker.

    I'm a grumpy bastard.

  • Deleted user 8 August 2012 11:08:52
    anthonypappa wrote:
    that micro server thing seems overkill :eek:

    not too mention expensive and noisy.

    hmm... so is there no way to connect my existing two HDD's (and maybe additional ones) up to my laptop via anything other than USB?
    It really isn't, a decent NAS cost more than that.
  • nickthegun 8 Aug 2012 11:09:31 45,269 posts
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    They are absolutely silent.

    Anyway, if you want to do it on the cheap, try this

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iomega-iConnect-Wireless-Data-Station/dp/B00358V5IK

    The problem is that any device like this is really slow and will piss you off.

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  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 11:10:37 73,963 posts
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  • Deckard1 8 Aug 2012 11:10:56 19,156 posts
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    I keep mine on a desk. Or sometimes on the bed.
  • billythekid 8 Aug 2012 11:16:00 10,296 posts
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    Put it on your flexible wood bed, next to your cpu fan and all that pomegranate juice.
    I thought silence was deadly anyway?
  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 11:22:40 1,437 posts
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    @billythekid you dont even deserve a golf clap.

    NAS is definitely the way to go.

    10 imaginary points go to pauleyc.

    would i have found this out from googling? no.

    thread was a success. even if it attracted a few cunts.

    thank you!
  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 11:24:53 73,963 posts
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    Googling hard drive storage solutions gives you dozens of options. And a link to buy a NAS.

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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 11:45:43 1,437 posts
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    didn't know wtf a NAS was up until now, so it wouldn't have mattered anyhow.

    anyway, you sould like a great guy to have at a party... :eek:
  • neilka 8 Aug 2012 11:46:42 12,556 posts
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    How did heating up those sausages in the Thermos go? I'm genuinely curious.

    EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE

  • Dirtbox 8 Aug 2012 11:55:10 73,963 posts
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    I bought a thermos recently and there was a piece of paper inside, took me ages to fish it out.

    It was the instructions that included the warning "PLEASE REMOVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM FLASK BEFORE USE".

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  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 12:01:19 1,437 posts
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    @neilka see the according thread next monday to find out! forgot to buy them in time.

    if my full set up works, i'm hoping to use the NAS with laptop and get serato using it. dont know if that would be fast enough.

    if not i can put mp3's on the laptop itself, if it's even fast enough...
  • Rusty_M 8 Aug 2012 12:11:38 3,706 posts
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    I assume I missed something from another thread, but why the fuck would you want to heat something in a Thermos? I thought they were for preventing things from changing temperature.

    Edited by Rusty_M at 12:11:52 08-08-2012

    The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine.

  • anthonypappa 8 Aug 2012 12:17:11 1,437 posts
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    exactly. i put something hot in it, to keep it hot.

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