On 12/4/03 12:07 PM, "Harry D. Corsover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ----- On 12/4/03 6:20 AM MDT (-0600), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in > part: > >> After playing with partitions on my desktop at home and my old iBook, I >> found no speed or safety benefits. When I bought my new 15" alBook I left it >> unpartitioned. However, should disaster strike, I have the drive cloned to >> an external drive I keep at home and that drive has been cloned to a DVD >> that I carry in my briefcase. Having said that, I've come to the decision >> that being prepared provides two benefits - first, should disaster strike >> I'll be ready and second, keeps the computer gods from sending disaster in >> the first place. Going back four PowerBooks, I haven't experienced a single >> drive failure or data loss. >> >> david > > David, > > My 15"AlBook should arrive today. It has an 80GB drive. I also have a 200 > MB FireWire 800 drive on order from LaCie. My plan is not to mess with > partitions (for the same reasons you mention) and to clone the drive to > the external. I've (yes, it's true!) never even burned a CD, let alone a > DVD. Unless I'm mistaken, you must have very little on your AlBook drive > if you can clone it to a DVD. How much data do they hold? > A DVD holds about 4.5 gig - more than enough to store my system and most important applications/data. I have to admit my DVD clone doesn't contain all my applications or data but my 'short' note was getting very long so I didn't go into the details of how/what I clone to DVD or my scheme for backing up my data on a weekly/daily basis. I'm using about 26g of my drive all told and I'm still slowly moving in. This is the first time I've owned a notebook that has such a big hard drive that I don't have to think about what I need and what has to be left behind. david -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
