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  • Does anybody make a 5Tb external drive that is powered off USB?

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sat Nov 5 19:19:22 2016
    In article <nvj4hm$17c4$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    I have my iTunes database as identical instances in PA and VA. A friend suggested it might be easier to put it on a large, portable external
    drive and cart it back and forth, using the PA and VA dbs for occasional backup instead of trying to keep them both synced.

    The more I thought about it the more sense it made. However, every
    drive I looked at has an extra power supply I would also have to take
    with me, either that or have multiple supplies. I know some smaller
    drives are powered off the USB bus but I don't know of any this large.
    Are there any?

    Sizes are increasing all the time (and decreasing in price or the same
    price for bigger capacity). Such a drive will be expensive.

    The latest issue of the UK magazine MacFormat August 2016 I've just got
    has a review of these two USB-powered (although both USB-C, so you may
    need an adaptor back to USB):

    - LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive 4TB <http://www.lacie.com/personal/porsche-design/porsche-design-mobile-driv e-mac/>
    Not quite the right capacity, but there may be bigger
    capacity versions already / soon. Comes with USB-A adaptor.

    - Seagate Innov8 8TB
    <http://www.seagate.com/consumer/backup/innov8/>

    You could probably build one yourself using a bare drive and an
    external USB enclosure. You may also need a "Y-cable" to use two USB
    ports to get enough power.

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to YourName@YourISP.com on Sat Nov 5 10:22:42 2016
    In article <051120161919221093%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:


    You could probably build one yourself using a bare drive and an
    external USB enclosure. You may also need a "Y-cable" to use two USB
    ports to get enough power.

    there is no need for a usb y cable.

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  • From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to Your Name on Sat Nov 5 10:50:21 2016
    On 11/5/16 2:19 AM, Your Name wrote:
    Sizes are increasing all the time (and decreasing in price or the same
    price for bigger capacity). Such a drive will be expensive.

    As you say. I found a 4Tb USB powered portable drive for $120 which
    will be more than enough for some time. By the time I really need 5-6Tb
    one should probably be available at around the same price or less.

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