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Posted by Notan on July 25, 2005, 10:13 am
Please log in for more thread options Notan wrote:
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> vasi1 wrote:
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> > I am thinking of expanding my laptop storage capacity by adding a 80 gb
> > HD placed in an USB2 esnclosure that would be velcroed on the back of
> > the laptop screen.That meanse when I flip the screen the added HD will
> > be exposed to some movement,and it may be that sometimes that movement
> > will occur when the added HD will be hard at work.
> > I also intend to have the added HD get power from USB.
> > So there are a lot of queastions in my mind;
> > wil the power be enough ?,
> > will the movement of the screen will affect the added HD?,
> > will the cooling will be a problem?
> >
> > I need some advice regarding the pro and cons of this set-up.
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> No offense intended, but it doesn't sound like the brightest setup.
>
> Why not just keep your HD in your laptop carrying case, connecting
> it, by a cable, when it's needed?
Among other things, when you *do* put your laptop into a case
(assuming you do), there will probably be undue force, caused
by the HD, concentrated on a specific area of the back of the
laptop and screen.
Notan
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