Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-19 Thread Brian Lalor
On Dec 18, 2003, at 10:26 PM, Les Riess wrote: I am thinking about getting a portable external firewire drive, 40, 60, or 80 GB, mainly for backing up my important files and also for moving data between the 2 computers. I'm about two keystrokes away from pulling the trigger and buying an OWC

Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-19 Thread tivo
On Dec 18, 2003, at 10:26 PM, Les Riess wrote: I am thinking about getting a portable external firewire drive, 40, 60, or 80 GB, mainly for backing up my important files and also for moving data between the 2 computers. I'm about two keystrokes away from pulling the trigger and buying

Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-19 Thread Kayla
Please advise and suggest on current market for external hard drives. Is the largest that I can afford the best course of action? I don't want something cheap that will fail, so I'm willing to invest in myself and my future. All aid and guidance appreciated. Thanks, Tivo Hi Tivo, I got an

Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-19 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
At 7:32 -0800 19/12/03, Kayla wrote: Please advise and suggest on current market for external hard drives. Is the largest that I can afford the best course of action? I don't want something cheap that will fail, so I'm willing to invest in myself and my future. I've been using a 120GB La Cie

Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-18 Thread Les Riess
I have a Pismo for home and travel and a G4 desktop at my office. I am thinking about getting a portable external firewire drive, 40, 60, or 80 GB, mainly for backing up my important files and also for moving data between the 2 computers. CDs don't have enough capacity aand I don't want to do the

Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

2003-12-18 Thread Gary Adams
Well, I just put a 60gb Travelstar in my Pismo for that reason--except I just carry mine to work, but I have a couple of external firewire drives that I use for backing up stuff. They are the leftovers from previous upgrades, installed in 2.5 combo drive cases. It's very handy when I want to