On 09/24/2009 12:29 PM, Dale wrote:
USB. There is another idea. Ooops, out of USB plugs too. Crap, I can't put in a drive without buying something to plug it into. LOL I do have USB 2.0 on here. I have to have 2.0 for the printer but my camera has to have 1.0. Weird I know.
There are so many interesting posts in this thread I don't know which one to reply to :o) Just FYI, USB 3 has just been ratified, so we can expect ultra-fast USB-3 drives in the (near?) future, which should be as fast or faster than SATA-II. The point I really want to make is regarding your question about which disk drive to buy. I have drives from three different manufacturers at the moment, and they are all superb and incredibly cheap -- but that low cost comes at a price (does that make any sense?). I've had to return two drives in the last three years or so because of catastrophic failure while still under warranty (amazing!). In both cases the replacement drives have been absolutely perfect for years now. In other words, disk manufacturers have apparently decided to abandon strict quality control in favor of low price, and seem happy to replace failed drives as a substitute for quality control. It must be a profitable strategy because they all seem to be doing it. But be prepared for drive failures from *every* manufacturer -- and then buy whatever is on sale for the lowest price.
