Ready to buy a hard drive?
Posted on April 19, 2009
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You finally realize that it’s time you bought a storage device where you can stash all your photos, music, home videos, spreadsheets, documents and other files you got. Good move! Now, how are you going to choose the hard drive that best suits your requirements? How are some pointers that can help you make an informed decision about picking up a hard drive for yourself.
What are you looking for?
Portable HDD: your on-the-move partner that allows you to store and use data wherever you are. This device can be charged from a portable USB port.
Desktop HDD: For extra storage, this Hard Drive becomes a hub for all your data, powered from an external source.
Multimedia Playback: Your entertainment power-pack! Plug-in your HDD to play all movies automatically.
What can your HDD hold?
PHOTOS: 320GB/91,000, 500GB/142,000. Figures represents the average number of photos taken with a six megapixel camera in high-resolution JPEG mode with an average file size of 3.5MB per photo. The actual number of images will vary based on camera model and compression setting.
HOURS: 320GB/24 hrs., 400GB/30hrs., 500GB/38hrs., 1TB/76 hrs. The DV format regardless of its mode (miniDV, DVCAM, DVC-Pro) has a data rate of approximately 25 mb/s (megabits per second). In storage terms this translates to approximately 3.5 MB/s (megabytes per second) or 13 GB/hr (gigabytes per hour).
SONGS: 320GB/80,000, 400GB/100,000, 500GB/125,000, 1TB/250,000. Music capacity is based on 4 minutes per songs. MP3 capacity is based on 128kbps (kilobytes per second) bit rate and 11:1 audio compression rate.
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