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  Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Anthony <flyme2009@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-11 17:01 -0700
    Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-09-12 04:11 -0500
      Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-12 11:52 +0000
        Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Anthony <flyme2009@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-12 09:44 -0700
          Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Anthony <flyme2009@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-12 10:07 -0700
            Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Anthony <flyme2009@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-12 10:17 -0700
            Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-12 18:18 +0100
              Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-09-12 14:13 -0400
                Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-13 15:50 +0100
            Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2014-09-13 14:03 +0200
      Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-09-12 15:53 +0100
      Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-09-12 14:03 -0400
    Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-12 14:10 +0000

#4829 — Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD?

In the market for an Acer Aspire Switch 10. 

Can I use an external HD? I am having a hard time finding this info. I think it has a USB 2.0 on the keyboard for charging purposes. Can I use this for an ext. HD? Also, I see many usb 3.0 HDs, will this also work in a 2.0?

If the answer is yes, I can use an ext hd - Is there a quality (fairly inexpensive) mini ext. HD you would recommend? This is for my daughter who is college bound. I've always been a mac guy but she loves windows and wants this Aspire Switch 10. However, if she can't download school work to an external HD than we'll have to figure out an alternative. Thanks for your assistance.

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#4836

Anthony wrote:

>If the answer is yes, I can use an ext hd - Is there a quality (fairly  
>inexpensive) mini ext. HD you would recommend? This is for my daughter who  
>is college bound. I've always been a mac guy but she loves windows and wants  
>this Aspire Switch 10. However, if she can't download school work to an  
>external HD than we'll have to figure out an alternative.
Last time I looked, it was actually cheaper to buy a USB disk enclosure and a  
separate HDD than a USB hard drive, although possibly not as robust.

She'd have to have a lot of 'school work' if a 16gb USB flash drive (about  
$12) wasn't enough.

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#4842

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:11:50 -0500
"tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> wrote:

> Anthony wrote:
 
> She'd have to have a lot of 'school work' if a 16gb USB flash drive (about  
> $12) wasn't enough.

You'd better test it.  The big question is if the USB port is powered
or not, and given how lightweight and energy efficient they seem to
want that device to be, there's not guarantee.  I too would carry a
fatty USB flashdrive until I've tested it.

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#4852

This is the unit she has her heart set on. I'm not as computer savvy as I should be so please forgive the ignorance. A flash drive sounds like it may be the way to go but they're not very big (memory). I did see a SanDisk 64gb for USB2.0, is that a viable option. I found a couple 128gb flash drives that are 3.0, would they work in a 2.0 port? Also, I don't know if the port is powered. She does plan to use it for storing pictures, the file sizes will quickly exceed the capacity of the Acer.

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NT.L47AA.004

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#4853

I just tried to live chat with sandisk tech support. I asked if their usb 3.0 128gb flashdrive would work in an unpowered usb 2.0 port. The answer, yes- the usb 2.0 Flashdrives will work in a powered usb 3.0 port. I had to re-read my question and yes, they answered the exact opposite of what I was asking. Frustrating.

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#4854

Lastly, I found this 128gb usb 2.0 but has some poor reviews on amazon. Is it slow because it's 128gb or because it's SanDisk? Would I be better off getting her a 64gb to start? And I still haven't figured out if the port is powered or not.

http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb/drives/cruzer-glide/

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#4855

On 12/09/2014 18:07, Anthony wrote:
> I just tried to live chat with sandisk tech support. I asked if their usb 3.0 128gb flashdrive would work in an unpowered usb 2.0 port. The answer, yes- the usb 2.0 Flashdrives will work in a powered usb 3.0 port. I had to re-read my question and yes, they answered the exact opposite of what I was asking. Frustrating.
>
A 128GB microSDXC memory card is available. So actually no need for an 
external drive as such up to that capacity.

Many people would be quite happy with that on the actual device and some 
sort of cloud storage for more capacity and one level of backup.

-- 
Rod

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#4857

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, polygonum wrote:

> On 12/09/2014 18:07, Anthony wrote:
>> I just tried to live chat with sandisk tech support. I asked if their usb 
>> 3.0 128gb flashdrive would work in an unpowered usb 2.0 port. The answer, 
>> yes- the usb 2.0 Flashdrives will work in a powered usb 3.0 port. I had to 
>> re-read my question and yes, they answered the exact opposite of what I was 
>> asking. Frustrating.
>> 
> A 128GB microSDXC memory card is available. So actually no need for an 
> external drive as such up to that capacity.
>
> Many people would be quite happy with that on the actual device and some sort 
> of cloud storage for more capacity and one level of backup.
>
Except, don't keep the private stuff "on the cloud".

   Michael

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#4872

On 12/09/2014 19:13, Michael Black wrote:
> Except, don't keep the private stuff "on the cloud".

Matter of how private things are and what steps are taken to make it 
difficult to access.

The real point was that an external drive of ANY sort is possibly not 
needed as you can simply slip a memory card into it as is. (Though 
backup might require something.)

-- 
Rod

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#4866

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:07:16 -0700 (PDT), Anthony
<flyme2009@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I just tried to live chat with sandisk tech support. I asked if
>their usb 3.0 128gb flashdrive would work in an unpowered usb 2.0
>port. The answer, yes- the usb 2.0 Flashdrives will work in a
>powered usb 3.0 port. I had to re-read my question and yes, they
>answered the exact opposite of what I was asking. Frustrating.

According to the standard, any USB 3.0 storage device should work
in a USB 2.0 port. 

The USB 2.0 port should be able to power the flashdrive with USB
2.0 power: max 500 mA.

The specs of the flashdrive should specify its power requirements.
-- 
Kees Nuyt

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#4849

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:11:50 -0500, "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> wrote:

>Anthony wrote:
>
>>If the answer is yes, I can use an ext hd - Is there a quality (fairly  
>>inexpensive) mini ext. HD you would recommend? This is for my daughter who  
>>is college bound. I've always been a mac guy but she loves windows and wants  
>>this Aspire Switch 10. However, if she can't download school work to an  
>>external HD than we'll have to figure out an alternative.
>Last time I looked, it was actually cheaper to buy a USB disk enclosure and a  
>separate HDD than a USB hard drive, although possibly not as robust.
>
>She'd have to have a lot of 'school work' if a 16gb USB flash drive (about  
>$12) wasn't enough.

 Exactly my thought too!

 At first I thought the OP was describing some sort of ethernet
gateway router box (it has the word "Switch" in it) but a quick google
reveals it to be a rather indifferent netbook cum tablet.

 BTW, I like the self referencing link to this thread in your sig. :-)
-- 
J B Good

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#4856

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, tdk wrote:

> Anthony wrote:
>
>> If the answer is yes, I can use an ext hd - Is there a quality (fairly 
>> inexpensive) mini ext. HD you would recommend? This is for my daughter who 
>> is college bound. I've always been a mac guy but she loves windows and 
>> wants  this Aspire Switch 10. However, if she can't download school work to 
>> an  external HD than we'll have to figure out an alternative.
> Last time I looked, it was actually cheaper to buy a USB disk enclosure and a 
> separate HDD than a USB hard drive, although possibly not as robust.
>
> She'd have to have a lot of 'school work' if a 16gb USB flash drive (about 
> $12) wasn't enough.
>
And if you look, you can find them small enough that they barely stick out 
of the USB socket, making it a lot more portable than dragging an external 
hard drive around.

My Blackberry Playbook tablet is 16gig, and it took a long time to fill it 
up, even though I was using it to download large files, books out of 
copyright and the like.  Of course, I have a desktop so I can transfer as 
needed, but for a lot of use, 16gig is good enough, especially when it 
keesp the whole laptop small.

   Michael

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#4848

On 2014-09-12, Anthony wrote:
> In the market for an Acer Aspire Switch 10. 
>
> Can I use an external HD? I am having a hard time finding this info. I think it has a USB 2.0 on the keyboard for charging purposes. Can I use this for an ext. HD? Also, I see many usb 3.0 HDs, will this also work in a 2.0?
>
> If the answer is yes, I can use an ext hd - Is there a quality (fairly inexpensive) mini ext. HD you would recommend? This is for my daughter who is college bound. I've always been a mac guy but she loves windows and wants this Aspire Switch 10. However, if she can't download school work to an external HD than we'll have to figure out an alternative. Thanks for your assistance.

You're talking about one of these, with the massive 1TB SSD?
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/models/laptops/aspireswitch10

It looks like most models have USB 3.0.  And don't worry, USB 3.0 is
fully backward compatible with 2.0.  It's just a faster connection
if both the drive and the port support USB 3.0.

For external storage, flash drives are durable, portable, and hold
more than most people need.  16 or 32 GB is cheap.

If she's going to work with media (photography, art, video editing,
etc) then perhaps a WD Passport external drive.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1000#Tab3

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