Comments on: help: portable, internet capable devices http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/ because a Reverend can't be wrong. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143491 Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:59:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143491 I hadn't considered that, but it's certainly an idea worth looking<br>into. Thank you!!<br><br>On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Disqus I hadn't considered that, but it's certainly an idea worth looking
into. Thank you!!

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Disqus

]]> By: Alex http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143490 Alex Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:42:39 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143490 If all you want to do is browse the internet, you might want to look into picking up a used fat model PSP. It won't load flash players or some of the larger pages, but if you just want to do some browsing, it would work great. If all you want to do is browse the internet, you might want to look into picking up a used fat model PSP. It won't load flash players or some of the larger pages, but if you just want to do some browsing, it would work great.

]]> By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143495 Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:39:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143495 Whoa. Wait. This is 200gb for $140. That's perfect! Whoa. Wait. This is 200gb for $140. That's perfect!

]]> By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143496 Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:36:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143496 Awesome. Price is a bit high, but possibly worth it. Gotta find out if my laptop is USB 2.0 or not. <br><br>Thank you! I looked for these bus powered drives not too long ago and couldn't find anything I'd be willing to buy. This is much closer. Awesome. Price is a bit high, but possibly worth it. Gotta find out if my laptop is USB 2.0 or not.

Thank you! I looked for these bus powered drives not too long ago and couldn't find anything I'd be willing to buy. This is much closer.

]]> By: lys1123 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143494 lys1123 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:16:22 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143494 What you need to look for is an External HD no larger than 2.5". Basically a Notebook HD, that uses less energy so can be powered by a single USB. At work we use 2.5" 40GB 5400 rpm drives, but we have a lot of them and swap them often. Basically we have different VM's for each client configuration and we change VM's several times a day to deal with issues from different clients.<br><br>Since you are just getting one you would probably want something bigger than 40GB. Something like this maybe:<br><a href="http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channeltype/2/channelid/109/subtype/1/250.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channelty...</a> What you need to look for is an External HD no larger than 2.5". Basically a Notebook HD, that uses less energy so can be powered by a single USB. At work we use 2.5" 40GB 5400 rpm drives, but we have a lot of them and swap them often. Basically we have different VM's for each client configuration and we change VM's several times a day to deal with issues from different clients.

Since you are just getting one you would probably want something bigger than 40GB. Something like this maybe:
http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channelty...

]]> By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143498 Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:52:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143498 I've seen some bus powered drives. They're just usually slow, small, expensive or all three. I'd love to see otherwise. I've seen some bus powered drives. They're just usually slow, small, expensive or all three. I'd love to see otherwise.

]]> By: lys1123 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143497 lys1123 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:48:36 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143497 They get power from the USB port. Just one cable, really. I can show you if you come over sometime. They get power from the USB port. Just one cable, really. I can show you if you come over sometime.

]]> By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143493 Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:25:03 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143493 Right. But. How do you power them? Right. But. How do you power them?

]]> By: lys1123 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-143492 lys1123 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:00:24 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-143492 "Additionally, a full-blown portable hard-drive is not an option because it takes up both of my USB ports and is far more wires than I'd care to deal with."<br><br>Actually that isn't true anymore. We do almost all of our work on VMs at my dayjob and we have several external HD's that we use for this and they all use just a single USB cable. "Additionally, a full-blown portable hard-drive is not an option because it takes up both of my USB ports and is far more wires than I'd care to deal with."

Actually that isn't true anymore. We do almost all of our work on VMs at my dayjob and we have several external HD's that we use for this and they all use just a single USB cable.

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134707 Jim Reverend Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:59:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134707 I hadn't considered that, but it's certainly an idea worth looking<br>into. Thank you!!<br><br>On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Disqus I hadn't considered that, but it's certainly an idea worth looking
into. Thank you!!

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Disqus

]]> By: Alex http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134706 Alex Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:42:39 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134706 If all you want to do is browse the internet, you might want to look into picking up a used fat model PSP. It won't load flash players or some of the larger pages, but if you just want to do some browsing, it would work great. If all you want to do is browse the internet, you might want to look into picking up a used fat model PSP. It won't load flash players or some of the larger pages, but if you just want to do some browsing, it would work great.

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134705 Jim Reverend Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:39:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134705 Whoa. Wait. This is 200gb for $140. That's perfect! Whoa. Wait. This is 200gb for $140. That's perfect!

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134704 Jim Reverend Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:36:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134704 Awesome. Price is a bit high, but possibly worth it. Gotta find out if my laptop is USB 2.0 or not. <br><br>Thank you! I looked for these bus powered drives not too long ago and couldn't find anything I'd be willing to buy. This is much closer. Awesome. Price is a bit high, but possibly worth it. Gotta find out if my laptop is USB 2.0 or not.

Thank you! I looked for these bus powered drives not too long ago and couldn't find anything I'd be willing to buy. This is much closer.

]]> By: lys1123 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134703 lys1123 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:16:22 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134703 What you need to look for is an External HD no larger than 2.5". Basically a Notebook HD, that uses less energy so can be powered by a single USB. At work we use 2.5" 40GB 5400 rpm drives, but we have a lot of them and swap them often. Basically we have different VM's for each client configuration and we change VM's several times a day to deal with issues from different clients.<br><br>Since you are just getting one you would probably want something bigger than 40GB. Something like this maybe:<br><a href="http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channeltype/2/channelid/109/subtype/1/250.html">http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channelty...</a> What you need to look for is an External HD no larger than 2.5". Basically a Notebook HD, that uses less energy so can be powered by a single USB. At work we use 2.5" 40GB 5400 rpm drives, but we have a lot of them and swap them often. Basically we have different VM's for each client configuration and we change VM's several times a day to deal with issues from different clients.

Since you are just getting one you would probably want something bigger than 40GB. Something like this maybe:
http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channelty...

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-134702 Jim Reverend Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:52:02 +0000 http://revjim.net/2008/03/26/help-portable-internet-capable-devices/#comment-134702 I've seen some bus powered drives. They're just usually slow, small, expensive or all three. I'd love to see otherwise. I've seen some bus powered drives. They're just usually slow, small, expensive or all three. I'd love to see otherwise.

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