Great deal on an external HD

[Kamal]

Newegg has steal on a USB 3.0 external HD with 4 TB capacity for only $139 with free shipping. Here's the link

Newegg.com - Seagate 4TB Black External Hard Drive STBV4000100

Use the code EMCWVXT38 when checking out. Deal ends December 12, 2013.

[feather]

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Wtf 4tb

[Kamal]

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Having just bought this HD, I was wondering if anyone knew of software options to download and install that would convert an external HD like this, into your own cloud based backup solution.

Any thoughts / recommendations?

[thebanned1]

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Having just bought this HD, I was wondering if anyone knew of software options to download and install that would convert an external HD like this, into your own cloud based backup solution.

Any thoughts / recommendations?

could only find hardware Transporter Sync turns your external hard drive into a personal, secure cloud locker

[Huggie Smiles]

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no wanting to hijack - BUT...

can you password protect an entire ext HD (i.e. similar to when you turn on your puter)

[thebanned1]

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no wanting to hijack - BUT...

can you password protect an entire ext HD (i.e. similar to when you turn on your puter)

jesus m8 u should just tell your wife about the midget porn thing u got going and it will save you hiding it from her

How to Password protect an external HDD [Solved] - Hard Drives - Storage

[thebanned1]

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How to Password Protect an External Hard Drive | Tech Channel - RadioShack

[thebanned1]

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How to password-protect an external hard drive | Windows Secrets Lounge

[Jenks]

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What's the best wireless external HD right now? Wanting to have a central hub for all my devices to be able to access content (music/pics/videos) wirelessly at home.

[Kamal]

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I don't believe there are "wireless" hard drives but you do get good routers you can connect hard drives to and turn them into NAS drives.

[Jenks]

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I don't believe there are "wireless" hard drives but you do get good routers you can connect hard drives to and turn them into NAS drives.

I am looking specifically at something like the Corsair Voyager Air Wireless drive. Is that a good option for a central media hub? Seem expensive for storage sizes, but i also don't need 4TB, mainly looking for ease of use (plug and play), a place to dump all my music and be able to access it from all my laptops/tablets/phones in the house. The portability of the Voyager is nice too, to be able to essentially take my entire media collection on the go.

Amazon.com: Corsair Voyager Air 1TB Wireless Mobile Storage With Ethernet (NAS), iOS and Android, BLACK (CMFAIR-BLK-1000-NA): Computers Accessories

-sorry to thread jack (looked like it was finished anyway).

[Kamal]

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Ya learn something new everyday don't ya. A whole new category of hardware products to now splurge on. I seriously never heard of this until you mentioned it Jenks, and I spend hours everyday reading up on tech sites. I will have to review this deeper to be able to make any sort of comment.

[feather]

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If you already have a router at home why not plug an external drive into it as Kamal suggested? I would not trust a wireless hdd to stream and perform I/O operations without lag. I don't even trust an all-in-one modem + router to handle the load. A router should be more robust in handling that stuff.

[Illuminate]

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^Agree. In addition the stream or the wireless connectivity I've heard it also reduces picture/sound quality. A little skeptical going wireless I'm enjoying something like Batman etc.

If you do have an Apple, could suggest the Apple TV?

Back to the HDD, Farrrkkk I purchased the same make - Segate: 2TB @ $98 each. Bought two of the bastards for movies and photo stuff, Well what they say about Electronics declining in price a few weeks later is not a lie.

[Jenks]

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^Agree. In addition the stream or the wireless connectivity I've heard it also reduces picture/sound quality. A little skeptical going wireless I'm enjoying something like Batman etc.

If you do have an Apple, could suggest the Apple TV?
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Wondered about the quality of streaming over the wireless drive. I'm not too concerned with streaming video, mainly music and access to pics, files, etc on one central drive. I looked at Apple TV, but with DirectTV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, our video options are plentiful for a couple that doesn't watch a whole lot of TV.

What about something like this? WD My Cloud Review - Watch CNET's Video Review