Last year, getting 500GB out of a big desktop external hard drive was impressive. Now, you have have half-a-terabyte of storage in the palm of your hand. Literally, if you happen to have LG's new XD2 about your person.
LG XD2 LG's XD2: certainly not a PDA
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Too many of these 2.5" drives take more than 500mA on spin-up, killing some laptop USB interfaces. Most people have no clue about this, and won't bother plugging in both cables.
A properly-designed unit would first check for sufficient power being available, or use a drive with modified firmware that would spin-up much more slowly.
But A. Coward, don't you know that Macs are bad? Who in their right minds, apart from someone who liked stuff to work, would buy one of those monstrous contraptions?
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LG XD2 500GB
Last year, getting 500GB out of a big desktop external hard drive was impressive. Now, you have have half-a-terabyte of storage in the palm of your hand. Literally, if you happen to have LG's new XD2 about your person. LG XD2 LG's XD2: certainly not a PDA Taking design cues from Samsung, its South Koran rival, LG has …
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Posted Wednesday 24th June 2009 13:13 GMT
Hayden Clark
USB power #
Too many of these 2.5" drives take more than 500mA on spin-up, killing some laptop USB interfaces. Most people have no clue about this, and won't bother plugging in both cables.
A properly-designed unit would first check for sufficient power being available, or use a drive with modified firmware that would spin-up much more slowly.
Posted Wednesday 24th June 2009 17:32 GMT
Anonymous Coward
MacBook Pro #
MacBook Pro users are ok - USB ports are rated at 1.1A.
Posted Wednesday 24th June 2009 20:20 GMT
Rik Hemsley
Macs #
But A. Coward, don't you know that Macs are bad? Who in their right minds, apart from someone who liked stuff to work, would buy one of those monstrous contraptions?
Icon aimed at my sarcastic self.
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