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I'm not really the best when it comes to computers. Is it better to have an external or an internal hard drive?
You have given us zero information about the PC needing a HD, so I must default to "internal".I'm not really the best when it comes to computers. Is it better to have an external or an internal hard drive?
Internal drives are faster in general, in terms of latency and bandwidth. There is, for example, no external interface that matches SATA 6.0 standard on consumer desktops.
You have given us zero information about the PC needing a HD
You have to do your research if you go eSATA. There are three flavors, just like SATA, and the vendors often don't specify which they use.Even if the motherboard has no eSATA port, it can be easily added with an eSATA bracket. One has been included with every eSATA enclosure I've bought.
External drives are a great way to share files with people too. Safer than torrents.
That question doesn't make any sense.I'm not really the best when it comes to computers. Is it better to have an external or an internal hard drive?
I like drive docks as you can just pop a regular internal drive in it. I use em mostly for backups.