[JDEaston]

I have an Intel NUC that only supports USB 2.0. I got a great deal on it and am using it as a HTPC running Kodi and Windows 10. It came with a 60gb ssd and 4gb of ram, along with a copy of Windows. The problem I foresee is that my drive space is quite limited, so I was looking into adding an external drive to host media. Would USB 2.0 be sufficient for this or do I need to upgrade the NUC to a newer model? I hate to do that because I love this machine. 1080p movies along with lossless audio would be all I need the external drive for. If USB 2.0 is capable, I would rather just keep what I have and add the external drive. Any opinions or suggestions?

[Matt Devo]

USB 2.0 is perfectly adequate, just get something that's externally (vs bus) powered.

[katsup]

USB 2.0 is plenty fast enough.

[JDEaston]

Thanks guys. I was looking at several, all have external dc power supply's so I'll just make choice off from reviews and my own experience with the brand. I'm thinking a wd or seagate should do just fine based on your responses.

[shabuboy]

Have you thought about a NAS? Long term, that would be the better choice I would think...

but yeah, nothing wrong with 2.0

[JDEaston]

Have you thought about a NAS? Long term, that would be the better choice I would think...

but yeah, nothing wrong with 2.0

I have given it some thought, but honestly the price difference and adding another piece of network complexity keep telling me to stay away from NAS. I know the transfer speeds would be much higher, but if a usb 2.0 external will suffice for mainly music and some occasional 1080p files anything better would be overkill for what I'm wanting to do. There may come a point in the future where I would consider NAS, but at that point I would likely have an entirely different htpc anyway. Thanks for the idea though, it's definitely a valid suggestion. I imagine it's overkill for what I need to do though.