for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
My primary reason to up to the 3TB would be to help "future proof" it a little bit and so that I can use it for another 5-6 years.
You should know that:
- Storage alone won't really future proof you
- It's relatively easy for an authorized repair shop to replace the HDD (once they figure out how to get past the screen.. it seems to be a learning process, but once people learn it it's not bad)
- Years 4-6 are the most likely times a spinner will fail.
If you have plans of compiling an extensive video library over the next few years and want to store it internally, it will be worth it. Otherwise, probably not.
that's actually one of the main reasons I'm considering it...home videos and importing all of our DVDs into iTunes.
for an extra $135 (edu discount), why WOULDN'T I get the additional 2TB of storage? or am I missing something?
What many people don't realize is that a spinning hard disk drive gets slower as it is filled. The last gigabyte has a read/write speed that can be as low as 40% of the very first gigabyte. So if you store 900 GB, the 1TB drive is 90% full and accordingly slow, while the 3TB drive is only 30% full and accordingly still fast.
What many people don't realize is that a spinning hard disk drive gets slower as it is filled. The last gigabyte has a read/write speed that can be as low as 40% of the very first gigabyte. So if you store 900 GB, the 1TB drive is 90% full and accordingly slow, while the 3TB drive is only 30% full and accordingly still fast.