> Hey guys -- thanks for the feedback! > I got more than I asked for (to some extend) > > Allan's and Mike's post taught me the way I'll approach my future backup > strategy: modular, with separate interfaces and drives. Two each, at > different locations. > > As for immediate needs, I had to take care of a PC with a harddrive going > bad, so a quick trip to BestBuy and 500GB/100$ simply eased my mind. > Still, dooger, thanks for the offer of keeping me in the loop re: special > deals. > > As for the eSATA Mike suggested, (which I am not familiar with, but saw > listed with incredible transfer rate), it sounds like I need extra > hardware to make it work (costs?). And if I understand correctly, if I go > through an enclosure with USB connectivity I'll loose that superior > transfer rate?
Yes, USB is not as fast as eSATA. Yes you would need additional HW to drive eSATA. But it isn't expensive to give your computer that capability. You can pick up a PCI card for close to $20. (And since I haven't bought an eSATA HD, I don't know it's cost.) And if it doesn't come with all of the cables, you need to buy them. > That be it.........................Horst SATA is good, but only recently supported by Linux. There are still some rocky parts. -- Allen Brown http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown >> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:27:10 -0700 >> From: Mike Cherba <mche...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> >> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] OT:: shopping for external USB HD >> >> For my $.02 I'd generally recommend going the route of separate drive >> and enclosure. Computerbase sells some very nice enclosures that >> support USB 2.0 and eSATA. Mr. O can tell you what the price vs size >> sweet spot is right now to drop in it. I picked up a pair of them for >> some SATA RAID testing I was doing and am now using them for backups via >> USB. They work like a charm. Hopefully sometime in the next few months >> I'll set up the eSATA connector on my desktop too so I can do backups >> that way. The speed differences are like night and day. >> -Mike >> >> >> >> Programmer - an organism that turns coffee into software. --- Unknown > > (:<) > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
