external HD for a dell e 6500
My laptop is a Dell E6500 Lattitude and the OS is win 7 64 bit. I am trying to add an ext HD with its own power source, 500 gigs or 1T depending on the pricing. Can the experts please suggest the model that is compatible. The laptop will not be lugged around but stay at home. thanks and regards
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I suggest WD My Passport USB 3.0
and it is supported by Dell as you can see in this link:
https://www.dell.com/en-us
I suggest WD My Passport USB 3.0
and it is supported by Dell as you can see in this link:
https://www.dell.com/en-us
tell us what you plan to do with the external drive, so we can suggest your best options
if you want to speed up the laptop, installing an SSD is the way to go - around 100$ you find one
if you want to speed up the laptop, installing an SSD is the way to go - around 100$ you find one
i want to use for data as II have lots of graphics and videos and the occasional new interesting software. The reason for the ext Hd as I do not trust myself to open up the laptop. thank u
yzkr your pick from here : https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hard-drives/external-portable-hard-drives/pcmcat186100050005.c?id=pcmcat186100050005&intl=nosplash
*** any USB 3 drive will cost more than an USB 2 model, - and have the same speed now, but if you have a newer laptop, it runs 10 faster !!!
*** any USB 3 drive will cost more than an USB 2 model, - and have the same speed now, but if you have a newer laptop, it runs 10 faster !!!
The E6500 internal hard disk drive will probably transfer about 50 megabytes per second. A new internal drive will be 100-150MBps and an SSD would be 300-350. A USB 2.0 connection (which is all you have on that PC); though, is only about 25MBps and some of them will only maintain 12-15. All of them are plenty fast for watching a video; but, if you want to edit one, USB 2.0 is painfully slow and is not suggested as a place to install programs for several reasons besides being quite slow (as in Windows may not even boot if the drive is missing for whatever reason).
Your best option is to get a larger SSD, clone the existing drive to it, and to then "grow" the Windows (C:) drive to have the new, extra space.
There can be a couple of gotchas in the process so I'd suggest you call a few local repair shops to ask what they would charge for the service.
BTW, 500GB SSD's can be bought for about $80 and I have seen 1TB for under $120.
Your best option is to get a larger SSD, clone the existing drive to it, and to then "grow" the Windows (C:) drive to have the new, extra space.
There can be a couple of gotchas in the process so I'd suggest you call a few local repair shops to ask what they would charge for the service.
BTW, 500GB SSD's can be bought for about $80 and I have seen 1TB for under $120.
In response to davis, thanku. I am thinking aloud of 1T and if u have the link handy , can u pse post it. regards
1T external or internal or SSD?
external pse
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i posted a link with multiple choice - for you - just above, and warned you for the speed too
I would strongly advise against installing applications on an external USB drive. A slight knock or a loose connector, and things can get very ugly real quick.
It is fine to keep data there, but not the OS, installed applications, swap space or hibernation file.
It is fine to keep data there, but not the OS, installed applications, swap space or hibernation file.
I bought Davis' recommendation, thank u.
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Of course, connecting an HDD via a USB2 interface will run significantly slower than an internal drive. If you have a friend who knows what they are doing, or know of a local computer shop with reasonable pricing, it would work MUCH better if you could have the drive replaced, and existing data transferred over. Would cost a little less for parts, but someone who knows what they are doing would need to do the work.