11-15-2012, 09:31 AM | #106 |
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No Agency for Videos. Amazon is always giving out Credits for the store now and then. They each weekend have deals on instant videos. I just got a $3 credit from my Kindle Special offers which I use to buy a episode of a TV Show I was interesting in. |
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11-15-2012, 02:18 PM | #111 |
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Are the drives quiet? Ever had any overheating issues? I own a Passport drive and I love the little thing but it's only 500GB. I'm looking at a My Book but I want to keep my option open. I have had internal WD Fail me but never an external. My 80GB WD drive though it whines loudly when I plug it in still works and it over 10 years old.
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11-15-2012, 03:00 PM | #114 |
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Thanks for starting this thread and keeping it updated, Tubemonkey! I don't plan to purchase electronics for myself anytime soon, but I'm mulling over whether to buy a Fire HD as a gift for my daughter.
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11-15-2012, 04:10 PM | #115 |
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I'm not sure what the WD Passport drive does.
The Seagate Expansion line is basically just for added storage, not automatic backups or anything fancy. There are other Seagate drives that include software for backups, but I haven't used those. I use the Expansion drives mostly to hold video files. |
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What you can't do with my model is stream Amazon videos direct (you can with all model years before and this year's, but not last years; both companies blame the other for the lack of "an app" that works). |
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11-15-2012, 07:57 PM | #117 | |
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We own the Roku 2 XS. We bought it this year and it does get Amazon Instant Video and Prime. |
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11-15-2012, 07:59 PM | #118 | |
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Same brand, same model, one can be noisy, the next quiet. They vary, kidda like those Kindle Paperwhites
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You want to talk about noise. I own a 1TB WD Black that I put into a Rosewill enclosure now that drive is loud and it vibrates the shelf. I only use it for backups so it's only on for a few hours each week but yeah WD Black makes lousy externals. They are powerful drives! I didn't buy it for a external. I bought it for my PC but the motherboard can't handle the drive so I use it as a external for backups. I need a always plugged in drive that's quiet and can sleep when not in use. I love my passport but it's full now. |
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