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External HDD with or without External Power

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/external-hdd-with-or-without-external-power.164346/

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bruce_batman Original post #1
Oct 6, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Hey Guys,

In a few days i am going to buy an External HDD of 1tb or more, and i wanted to ask if should i buy the one with an external power or without it, as i will connect it to my pc and tv only
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Oct 6, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Buy USB powered external HDD. You can't get power point at every places and thus it will give you more portability.
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bruce_batman #3
Oct 7, 2012 at 9:01 AM
@d6bmg: yes i do agree that usb powered will give me more portability as i said in my post that i will use it only to connect to my pc and my tv and both have power connectors nearby so which one is better??
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tomys24 #4
Oct 7, 2012 at 2:51 PM
usb powered is better. requires low power for operation. but check with tv manual whether it is supported.
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bruce_batman #5
Oct 7, 2012 at 3:43 PM
i dont know about the hdd but my tv runs perfectly from a pen drive
d6bmg
d6bmg #6
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:12 PM
USB powered external drive is better.
Buy USB3 drives.
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bruce_batman #7
Oct 8, 2012 at 9:42 AM
@d6bmg:i agree but external powered drives r a lil cheap