On 10/11/03 17:24, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> On 10/11/03 16:47, "Owen Heatwole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I need to backup a G3 Pismo PowerBook (5 GB on hard drive, USB) and a G4 >>> desktop (11 GB on hard drive, USB and Firewire). They are networked, so can >>> back up individually or from either. Looking for inexpensive and efficient >>> options, considering the external hard drive option; a LaCie Pocketdrive 40 >>> GB at $219, or 60 GB at $329. Is this a good option, or other >>> recommendations, please? >> >> >> I guess that when you buy those kind of drives as a whole, they are good >> options. However, your cost would be a lot less if you were shopping to find >> the best deal on a bare 2.5 inch 40GB drive (for laptop), which you could >> probably find in the neighborhood of $125 and then buy a Firewire enclosure >> for around $40. Depends if you want to go through the trouble of finding the >> best deal and then putting the drive in the enclosure. > > Why mess with a 2.5" drive??? A 3.5" FW drive enclosure doesn't cost > more and $125 will buy you a LOT more desktop drive than laptop drive. > > If you're not lugging it about (and that's unlikely since this sounds > like your 'home base' backup solution), get a desktop-sized unit. > > $329 would probably get you a 200 mb or so drive + enclosure. Good point, Bruce! -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
