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| iamnaeth:
I want to expand the storage capacity on the PC in my arcade so that I can add some more games / videos / etc. Unfortunately, the PC is rather dated and only has IDE connections. I wanted to add ~1TB more space. So my question is simple. Are USB external hard drives stable enough for regular use and is the connection fast enough to not cause a lag while playing? If the answer to both of those is yes, can anyone recommend a good hard drive? Thank you! Nate |
| Ginsu Victim:
I have a 250 GB IDE in mine and still have 180 GB free. Obviously I don't care about the CHDs (I only have a few), but I've got complete MAME, SNES, NES, Genesis, TG-16, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, Zinc, and Daphne collections, plus a variety of PSX games and Doujin-soft shooters. Also I have artwork and video for everything. How much stuff do you really need on one cabinet? Mine already has a lot that I never touch. |
| darcyp:
ive used external drives a lot, and ive never had a problem with them being slow or anything. The only time where they are is if it not being used and kind of goes into standby mode, and the drive has to essentially boot up before it does anything. |
| EwJ:
If you're concerned about lag with USB and can't get the capacity you need even with multiple IDE drives (?), if you have a free PCI slot, throw a PCI SATA card in there. |
| ubiquityman:
USB is very slow compared to SATA. I'd recommend you spend $20 and get a PCI SATA card. |
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