need help about portable storage

[jack// ani]

hi all,

i need a handy portable storage....of about 40gb which i can carry in pocket!! Are those small hard drives...fine, like the seagate one?? And how much will it cost??

thax

[Akhil Jain]

so you are talking about those 2.5inch laptop harddisks..

[jack// ani]

no...certainly not!! i'm talking about those pocket size usb interface hard drive??

any idea......thax

[susk21]

Are you talking about FLASH DRIVES??
If yes, then you are on right track.They range from 128 MB to 2 GB. Some of then also come with Built in MP3 player, FM & voice recorder.
The 1 GB flash drive with MP3 player costs around about 6000 rs.you can carry any data.Becomes handy in colleges where you dont have CD roms!!

[jack// ani]

no my dear...i'm not saying about flash drive at all!!

[nil_3]

You can safely use PATA Hard Drives(that are used inside CPUs) with a casing(costing around Rs. 450/-500/-) for portable use. Can be connected with USB port of other computers. In case of large storage it is the cheapest portable option available.

[Akhil Jain]

You can safely use PATA Hard Drives(that are used inside CPUs) with a casing(costing around Rs. 450/-500/-) for portable use. Can be connected with USB port of other computers. In case of large storage it is the cheapest portable option available.


can you really carry them in pocket?????????/

[Akhil Jain]

you have three options

1.. use usb pen drives and the maximum limit is 4 GB.........
cost is Rs.700 for 128 MB (approx)
RS. 5500 for 4 GB

2.. use internal pata drives with external casing.
they require external power through adapter which is supplied with case
capacity: maximum available in market . i use 160 GB
cost: Rs. 3600 for 160 GB+ case cost 1000 bucks
speed limit to usb interface...
so u can also use old 5400rpm drives with no speed loss

if u buy branded portable drives in this category then they wud cost
near about Rs. 4000 for 80GB.

3..use those lovely small 2.5 inch laptop harddrives
they are light , small , diary size and are shock resistent
follow the same step 2 procedure
cost for 40 GB= rs. 3200 + rs. 450 for casing
so you get 40 GB in ur pocket

[jack// ani]

hey....thanks!! can you please post pics of the casing you are talking about?? i've never seen such stuff before!!