New HDD needed for the RPi

[The Black Adder]

Hi all.

I could do with a larger capacity HDD that's plugged directly in to my RPi. Looking for a 1TB drive.

Can anyone tell me if having a drive without an external PSU would be ok? I'm using a powered HDD at the moment you see.

Any recommendations for this? Also, would it need to be a 7200rpm type?

BTW..I'm using a linear SBooster BOBW PSU too.

Thanks
Jo

[struth]

Always better to use a powered one Jo or one through a pi hub. Best are full size western digital drives ive found...my book is what im using. You get net ones too but i didnt know how to work the one i got so sold it.

[Rothchild]

Mine runs quite happily with a usb powered drive plugged in to (and a bog standard RS pi powersupply (albeit the better 1.7a one)

like one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KWHJY7Q/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_i2/277-6066648-4758206?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=1XTMRQRRAY4MNG6JQWG6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=461554547&pf_rd_i=430544031

I will upgrade to a powered hub at some point but I've not noted any significant detriment to the performance of the system as a whole

[The Black Adder]

Thanks guys. :)

[The Black Adder]

Hi guys.

I'm not thick... lol just confused, so be gentle. Can someone explain to me the best way to connect a NAS hard drive to that Pi? Ethernet, wireless or USB?

I've seen a Western Digital (mybook) NAS drive which looks just the ticket.

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7386/WD_MyCloud_678x452.jpg

I'm just confused in to how it's connected as I'd like to connect my router via Ethernet instead of using wifi.

Thanks

[Desmo]

It depends if the NAS drive is USB or RJ45 (ethernet) connected. My NAS drive units are connected via ethernet cable to the hub, and the Pi or other streamer connects either to the hub via ethernet cable, or wifi. I prefer wifi as I don't want to be running cables all over the house.

[Firebottle]

Always go for the larger size drive, 5 and a quarter inch isn't it :scratch:, rather than the small 3 and a half inch.

I have experience of much worse MTBF (reliability) of the smaller size compared to the larger.

:)

[Desmo]

These days you would buy SSD drives wouldn't you? They tend to only come in the smaller size factor.

[The Black Adder]

Hi Graeme.

Ah... righto. So you are using the router as a hub in that respect then using ethernet. Interesting, didn't think of that.

The drive in question has ethernet and usb. (see above pic) So it might work out well.

Does anyone use one of these 'cloud' drives?

[The Black Adder]

These days you would buy SSD drives wouldn't you? They tend to only come in the smaller size factor.

I certainly would but the size/price ratio is still in the clouds for my liking.

[Rothchild]

use ethernet to stick in your router
use the router to fix the ip address of the drive
access using whatever protocols it supports (FTP is much faster than Samba)

[Ali Tait]

Yep, still consderably more expensive. I use a Drobo, which has four drives installed. A good feature of these is that they automatically back up the data between the drives, so if you lose a drive, no data is lost.

They are not the cheapest, but plenty come up secondhand on the bay.

Better going for a NAS IMHO, as any computer on the network can use it, so you can store films, photos or any other data from any pc in your house as well as music.