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  1. Originally posted by germcevoy:Any Ubuntu users out there? Have been flirting with dual boting my chrome devices with Ubuntu. Any decent beginners guides?
    You thinking of using Crouton? Then you can run both OSes at once and tab between them, without it really consuming more power. I've been thinking about doing it on my Chromebook recently. I did it once a couple of years ago, but found I didn't need it, but I think it might be useful for me now.
  2. Crouton was the method I have been looking at. I managed to get it running on a chromebook last night but got a little lost after that.

    The main reason I want it is to pm e able to play a few games mainly. I have a beefy little Chromebox with a core i3 and 8gb RAM. It only has Intel Integrated 400 graphics but research suggests it should be able to handle decent games on medium settings. I'd install Steam and run the games from there.

    I'll probably have to upgrade the SSD as well
  3. Originally posted by germcevoy:Crouton was the method I have been looking at. I managed to get it running on a chromebook last night but got a little lost after that.

    The main reason I want it is to pm e able to play a few games mainly. I have a beefy little Chromebox with a core i3 and 8gb RAM. It only has Intel Integrated 400 graphics but research suggests it should be able to handle decent games on medium settings. I'd install Steam and run the games from there.

    I'll probably have to upgrade the SSD as well
    You probably will if you want to run big games. Although you could probably put some stuff on something connected through USB 3.0.
  4. Originally posted by Mr_Trek:[..]
    You probably will if you want to run big games. Although you could probably put some stuff on something connected through USB 3.0.
    A 128gb SSD is under £50 at the minute so I may as well just upgrade it at the same time as the RAM. It should be a quite powerful little machine.
  5. Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]
    A 128gb SSD is under £50 at the minute so I may as well just upgrade it at the same time as the RAM. It should be a quite powerful little machine.
    Sounds like a nice machine indeed.
  6. I just yesterday filled my 200 GB HDD with bootlegs. I need an upgrade, any good ideas for an external HDD or thumb drive, anywhere from 300 GB to 2 TB?
  7. Originally posted by thefly108:I just yesterday filled my 200 GB HDD with bootlegs. I need an upgrade, any good ideas for an external HDD or thumb drive, anywhere from 300 GB to 2 TB?
    I want to know too
  8. I wouldn't go for anything less than 1TB. I currently have a 500GB Seagate portable hard drive which has run daily without any issues for the past six years. I also have a 2TB Western Digital desktop drive (requires power) which I use for backing up my media collection. I've not had a single issue with either drive over the years that I've had them.

    Decide what you want to store on the drive and then decide how portable you want it to be. Generally speaking, a 2.5" portable hard drive will be powered by USB, making it easy to move around. A 3.5" external drive will require another power source in order to operate, making it less portable.
  9. Originally posted by iTim:I wouldn't go for anything less than 1TB. I currently have a 500GB Seagate portable hard drive which has run daily without any issues for the past six years. I also have a 2TB Western Digital desktop drive (requires power) which I use for backing up my media collection. I've not had a single issue with either drive over the years that I've had them.

    Decide what you want to store on the drive and then decide how portable you want it to be. Generally speaking, a 2.5" portable hard drive will be powered by USB, making it easy to move around. A 3.5" external drive will require another power source in order to operate, making it less portable.
    Portable would be nice, but I am clean out of space, which is the main problem. Dealing with aspects like a power source is a pain (I've tried) so I think a 2.5" HDD would be best for me. I'll look around. Thanks Tim
  10. iPhone experiment over. I lasted longer than I thought but it was obvious early on that it wasn't going to last. iOS 9 is buggy and it doesn't really multi-task. I've sold it onto a mate while it's still in good condition and I've ordered an LG G4. I haven't used a non stock Android device since the HTC Hero so I'm a little wary but I should get it how I like it with launchers or custom ROMS if needs be.
  11. Toshiba Canvio Connect II 2 TB. USB 3.0. Powered by the PC not the wall outlet. Comes in white, silver, black, red or blue.

    Don't buy Seagate or Western Digital externals. Quality has gone down over the years.

  12. I'd argue the quality of Toshiba external hard drives have depleted too.