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drankakeg
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 12:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not sure if I should buy a new internal hdd and a good enclosure or just get a single ext HDD.

I want to load isos from usb.

What do you use?
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matrixebi
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 16:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Isn't that virtually the same thing?

Anyway, I use a regular 80GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive and bought a ext USB Enclosure for it. Works great with CFG USB loader.
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drankakeg
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 16:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One is an all in one HDD the other is what you have ... a HDD in an ext enclosure.

what type of enclosure do you have? Is it aluminum and does it have a fan?

How long do you typically run the hdd when you play?
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matrixebi
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is the one I have;
Vantec NexStar CX NST-300S2-BK 3.5" SATA to USB2.0 External HDD Enclosure
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php...428&cid=HDE.700
Aluminum and no fan

It has been running all day :)

I've been playing New Super Mario and now wii Sports Resort with my Son today.
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karltimbe
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 02:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use a small usb powered 320gb hd - best thing ever

WD Passport? Essential 320GB Black - and about ?65.

hold tons of games.

the larger mains powered hd's get very hot imo.

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regzgz
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 11:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One question on the same issue, is it better to have a external HDD with power supply or a enclosure powered by the USB?
I have a USB power external and was wondering if that make any difference other that slower reading/writing speeds.
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matrixebi
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 13:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yours is better than mine then, I have an enclosure but still need to plug into power for the HDD plus connect the USB to the wii.
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regzgz
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 00:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by matrixebi:
 Yours is better than mine then, I have an enclosure but still need to plug into power for the HDD plus connect the USB to the wii.
It maybe if you don't want to haul around all the cables, USB powered HDD are slower but way faster than DVD. If you plan to take it to your friends house a USB power HDD its the way to go.

I just got a Rosewill HD enclosure with a 1TB HD for about $80.
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