Can you use a video drive in computer? | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

grim laurel Aug 1, 2023, 11:38 PM

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if you have sata you can

tribal hinge Aug 1, 2023, 11:53 PM

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okay cool

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cheers

grim laurel Aug 1, 2023, 11:53 PM

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i imagine its pretty slow though

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:07 AM

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yeah imma get a normal drive

grim laurel Aug 2, 2023, 1:11 AM

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or a ssd

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theyre pretty cheap

zinc jackal Aug 2, 2023, 1:18 AM

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It’s a laptop HDD. Don’t know what “video drive” is supposed to mean but I assume it’s just a drive for media storage

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:18 AM

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grim laurel theyre pretty cheap

not cheap enough for my case

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i dont wanna spend $30-40 on ssd when i can get a hdd for like 10 used but not too many hours

zinc jackal Aug 2, 2023, 1:19 AM

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Can’t spend twenty bucks?

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:19 AM

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more expensive here tbh

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uk

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nvm

zinc jackal Aug 2, 2023, 1:20 AM

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Ok. On any machine running modern windows you REALLY want an SSD, at least for booting

grim laurel Aug 2, 2023, 1:20 AM

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tribal hinge i dont wanna spend $30-40 on ssd when i can get a hdd for like 10 used but not t...

yea sure but then you will have a much more painful experience

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:20 AM

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yeah i do for my main rig but this is my old parts i was gonna turn into a server

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i dont expect much from it.

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just a backup system tbh

zinc jackal Aug 2, 2023, 1:21 AM

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Modern windows on an HDD is giga-pain. Consider using Linux if you must use an HDD. Especially if it’s a server anyway

grim laurel Aug 2, 2023, 1:22 AM

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why do you need a server just for backup though

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:22 AM

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noo

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its a server for hosting

grim laurel Aug 2, 2023, 1:22 AM

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ah

tribal hinge Aug 2, 2023, 1:22 AM

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but if needed a backup pc

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so its not gonna be used for much or often

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so didnt wanna spend too much as i was re-using old parts

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ddr3 stuff

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