DVD vs external hard disk

Recently I bought a external hard disk for less then a 100€ with a 500gb capacity.
Now RW Dvd's can contain 4,7GB and cost me 17€ for 5 if you do the math that's more then 360€ on dvd's to get to the capacity of my external.
And yust wondering is there any catch on this?

 

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DVDs are more easily transportable and are easier to play in other devices without having to lug your external hard drive around plugging it into less devices, etc.

But yeah, I don't even mess with recordable DVDs. I write one about once every 1 or 2 years, lol, and that's only to back-up important files which can easily just be put onto an SD card or similar device.

- N

 

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is it unsafe to move a external hard disk?

 

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Just don't drop it and don't sweep around big magnets.
I have my external 60gb 2,5"hd with me almost all the time in order to share with my friends.
It's faster and easier to use than any dvd, you don't need any burning software, etc.

 

Not if it's an external laptop hdd.

 

When transporting data, what's easier to carry? ~62 dual layer DVD discs (~106 of the cheap ones), or 1 portable hard drive?

It's safe to move an external hard drive. I have one that I carry around in my backpack all the time (Maxtor one touch III mini - 120 gig). Mine is slightly bigger than the video iPod. It's also powered by the USB cord as opposed to needing a separate power adapter.

I think the only drawback to portable drives (if the concern is compatibility with the largest variety of things it's plugged into) is the format used. I would suggest FAT32 over NTFS.

 

Man, I need to get me one of these, I learnt the hard way..

 

FAT32 will have you covered when using the same drive with Windows/Linux/Mac.
NTFS is readable, but gets moody whenever attempting to write to it.

 

I did the same thing - bought a 120gb samsung hdd for my laptop and put the old laptop 60gb hdd in a usb case.