What is the largest external hard drive anyone has connected? Wan to rip movies to external 3tb hard drive
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Good question, I was looking for that question and saw yours. I have a 500GB that I assume is no problem. I have read it plays some AVI files and not others, depending on codec.
1669757
Absolutely.I have movies & HD videos, stored on mine (i've since purchased another).They transfer fast via 3.0, and you can watch them directly from the drive.
1648338
I personally have a 2TB installed, so i cannot speak for that. But i don't think it's an issue, since it's just a normal SATA to USB adapter, i don't think that there's going to be an issue with using a 3TB Drive or larger.
166153
The documentation states 3TB max. I am running 3TB drives with Mac, USB 3 is slow.
1978126
Sorry, biggest I have used is 32 GB. I like to keep image files on more smaller capacity cards. The ole "don't place all of your eggs in one basket" ploy
763036
No limits on file size for transfer. None reported and none encountered!Can't say the same if you reformat it in fat32 yourself.
1352569
I have the WDE1UBK10000N and it is a solid well built external! I don't think you can go wrong with the elements terabyte hdd!
2100670
Sorry not sure if it does as the largest drive I read then reformatted was 300 gb.
1138552
You can simply put the movies on a usb thumb drive. There's two (2) full sized usb 3.0 slots on the side. Just be sure to use the smaller ones, as they barely stick out of the side, if you're worried about damage to the stick.
1647565
I really do not know, but I would think that it is more a question of wheather your COMPUTER will support such a drive. 3TB is a huge drive, but on the other hand, I remember wondering if I could ever fill a 40MB drive. Please remember to back it up regularly. I'll be able to hear you from here if it crashes and you haven't backed it up!
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You can make any hard drive into an external drive with the right equipment. This is of course a 2.5 inch hard drive so you need to make sure the hardware you purchase is compatible. Honestly I would suggest something with much higher capacity for an external drive at least a terabyte. I use these for operating system install and the major programs.
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I have not used that drive, but I have used a Western Digital 3TB USB 3.0 drive with no problem at all. No problem playing any format video that I have come across with the player.
604700
Not sure about color but you want the fastest RPM's 7200 or more drive possible for large file transfers. If you have lots of files you may want ot consider high storage deives that offer up to 5-6 TB per device. I have two of these 3TB drives in by NAS in a raid 1 configure and sore lots of multi media files about 50GB of video movies
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I bought a Seagate 1tB about two years ago. I've had to have it replaces twice already and I'm looking for a third replacement. I still have a 150Gb WD drive that I bought nearly a decade ago. In my experience, I would go with the WD... I'm about to buy this one.
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none that i have found. just keep in mind that u won't get exactly 160GB,s of free space, because the drive had to be programmed ie formatted in order to be used. but u should have ample space for your videos.
2037500
Google it...it's just a slow 1 terabyte hard drive produced by Western Digital...you can buy from Amazon or Newegg
577991
Hey Melissa I know you can connect hard drives and flash drives but I'm not sure if it'll take a 3TB. It wouldn't hurt to take it to your nearest best buy or electronics center and ask to try it on theirs. Let me know if you need help with anything else.