External hardrive

Discussion in 'Buying Tips and Advice' started by watts2703, Oct 11, 2014.

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  1. watts2703, Oct 11, 2014

    watts2703 macrumors newbie

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    Hello

    Might be a stupid question but what are the advantages of having a powered external hardrive to just having a portable usb hardrive? I currently have a 4tb powered HD and looking a buying a 2tb HD to back up my iphoto but not sure if i should get a portable or not


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  2. mvmanolov, Oct 11, 2014

    mvmanolov macrumors 6502a

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    portability vs speed
     
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