Topic: offloading data from laptop

[DaryanLenz]

Any really simple method of doing this?  I know the availible options (serial cables, special usb etc.)  Just curious how everyone was doing it.
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[MattD]

crossover cable and FTP

[MattD]

sometimes I use my router when I'm too lazy to change settings on the PC

[sgordo]

I've just been burning straight to disc from laptop...

rip flac files to my desktop from there if need be.

[Simp-Dawg]

i just use the home network and transfer the files from lappy to pc.  crossover cable would do the trick though.  either cat-5 (ethernet) or usb, but cat 5 is waayyy cheaper than a usb crossover cable.

[mirth]

i just use the home network and transfer the files from lappy to pc.  crossover cable would do the trick though.  either cat-5 (ethernet) or usb, but cat 5 is waayyy cheaper than a usb crossover cable.

No to mention waayyy faster too... At least, 100Mb Ethernet versus USB 1.1

[DaryanLenz]

If you don't have a home network, and only one computer, how would one go about doing this?  Links would be fantastic.  Thanks for the help

Daryan

[Brian Skalinder]

If you don't have a home network, and only one computer, how would one go about doing this?  Links would be fantastic.  Thanks for the help

Daryan

Uhmmmmmm...to where do you want to offload the data?

If you have a single PC, you could either offload it to an external HD, or CD/DVD.  If it was me, I'd just go to CD/DVD.

[DaryanLenz]

I don't have an external cd/dvd.  I was thinking I could pop out the internal HD and put it into a usb mini-case, which I have.  Any reason I shouldn't do this?

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[Simp-Dawg]

yeah where did you want to offload to?  i guess i get your use of the term offload instead of upload if you only have the one computer.  in that case, an external hard drive would be your best best.  you can buy them already set up in an enclosure or you can use a normal internal drive and put it in an enclosure, usb or firewire.
when you say pop out the internal hd, are you talking about the one already in your lappy?  the one that already has the data on it?  tell us exactly what you have and what you want to do.

[DaryanLenz]

I have a desktop, and a laptop, and would like to get the 24 bit data off of the laptop and onto the desktop so I can play it back and hear it.  I was thinking about popping out the internal from the laptop, put it into a case, then connect it to the desktop.  Any thoughts?

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[Brian Skalinder]

I have a desktop, and a laptop, and would like to get the 24 bit data off of the laptop and onto the desktop so I can play it back and hear it.  I was thinking about popping out the internal from the laptop, put it into a case, then connect it to the desktop.  Any thoughts?

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Oh!!  Well, in that case...crossover cable.

[Simp-Dawg]

I have a desktop, and a laptop, and would like to get the 24 bit data off of the laptop and onto the desktop so I can play it back and hear it.  I was thinking about popping out the internal from the laptop, put it into a case, then connect it to the desktop.  Any thoughts?

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Oh!!  Well, in that case...crossover cable.

yeah i think hoking up the 2 over an ethernet (cat-5) cable is probably the simplest method, provided both computers have an ethernet port and you can figure out tcp/ip.
otherwise, putting the drive in a usb enclosure is a viable option, i believe those dell's have easily accessible hd's, where you just take out 1 screw and then slide the hd tray out, then you gotta remove the drive from the tray and slap it into your enclosure, am i right?  that will work, but may not be as fast as the crossover route due to usb 1.1 limitations

[Brian Skalinder]

yeah i think hoking up the 2 over an ethernet (cat-5) cable is probably the simplest method, provided both computers have an ethernet port and you can figure out tcp/ip.

You could also probably do this with netbeui if you don't want to mess with TCP/IP.  Netbeui = no IP configuration required, very simple.

[Simp-Dawg]

right on, i don't know nothin bout no netbeui, uh uh.