Originally Posted by
thehawk
Good evening.
I am a PC user who has always used desktop machines for his every-day tasks(Zero gaming, I use my desktop machine for web development, browsing, dvd burning and Photoshop stuff) but I'm now considering switching to a laptop with heat and storage my two main concerns.
Right now I already own a laptop that is basically a photocopy of my desktop machine and speed-wise I would say they are identical so speed/performance is not an issue.
But having said that, I would like to know if today's laptops(I purchased my Dell E6410 last year) are powerful/reliable/efficient/cool enough to be used for 8-10 hours daily with three out of four available USB slots in use (keyboard, mouse, below-mentioned external drive)?
Speaking of storage, my main concern ahead of the migration, I currently use an internal 2TB drive in my desktop machine for non-important stuff and this is my main concern because I have no idea if an external drive would offer the same reliability as an internal one knowing that it will be on for at least 8-10 hours a day (by reliability I mean a drive that will last for at least a year).
On a similar note, when turning off the laptop, do I have to "safely remove" the external drive first?
Thanks a lot for your help.
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