[gui-talk] external hard drive question

[Baracco, Andrew W]

Well, what do you mean by large capacity. USB powered devices are
limited by the amount of power it takes to make them work.  In the case
of hard drives, USB supplies enough power to spin a 2.5 inch disk.  The
Western Digital Passport is a line of USB powered hard drives.  I
believe that the largest they make is 250 GB. Generally, if you come
across an external USB HD that is a 2.5 inch disk, it can be USB
powered.  All external hard drives that use 3.5 inch disks must be
powered by AC power, and these are generally the ones that are 250 GB
and larger.

Andy
 

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Darren Tomblin
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:03 PM
To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [gui-talk] external hard drive question

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if anyone makes a high capacity
external hard drive that can be powered through the usb port. i've been
looking around online and haven't had any luck. thanks in advance 73,
Darren Tomblin (KC9JJJ) dtomblin at hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/8579 

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