WT build external HD
ookay, here goes the analog novice venture into building something digital
i've been researching external HDs, and not really happy with the reliability problems most all seem to have
i'm now at the point of considering to build one, using a standard HD in a fan cooled case, which can sit on the desk, i'm looking at 500GB or 1TB size
1. because of better reliabilty
2. because of warranty of the HD being better
using as a systems backup (i dont want to do 2-3 other backup systems), and to store music and vids/pics (to free laptop HD space)
it's pluggin into my laptop, but will only be for home use (not making it portable per say)
looks like my particular laptop (less than 1 year old) doesnt have a esata plug in so is going to be usb2 plug in
is it really as easy as it seems to do this?
what am i missing, besides collecting the hard parts, what else am i going to need to look into?
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