Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD?

From	Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD?
Date	2014-09-12 14:10 +0000
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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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            Re: Acer Aspire Switch 10 External HD? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-09-12 14:13 -0400
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