From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GD2UV-0002PR-SE for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:14:12 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7FHC0VP004996; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:12:00 GMT Received: from neuromancer.home.net ([129.253.1.90]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7FH9jGd021648 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:09:46 GMT Received: from neuromancer.home.net (neuromancer.home.net [127.0.0.1]) by neuromancer.home.net (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7FH8UV8030356 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:08:30 -0700 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice From: Ow Mun Heng To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20060815165335.GA1086@princeton.edu> References: <20060815165335.GA1086@princeton.edu> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:08:29 -0700 Message-Id: <1155661709.28897.16.camel@neuromancer.home.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: a18892f1-6cd8-4e7b-80db-b7a3adaf72cd X-Archives-Hash: ce93e8e22deae179d1e7ee6fd6cd0b25 On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 12:53 -0400, Willie Wong wrote: > Hi all, > > I am looking to purchase an external hard-drive for backing up data. > I am looking for something that has >250G capacity (preferably > around 300G so I have room to grow). If you're in US, and there's a Fry's store nearby, here's a Maxtor 500Gb for USD179 http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=32664&adid=3359416&subid=12793331&type= > My big question is whether all those fancy "OneTouch" "OneButton" > things offered by Maxtor/Seagate/etc. would impede the harddrive's > function on linux. I mean, I don't think whatever software they > bundled that allowed them to do "One Touch Backups" would work in > linux, but I would hope those disks can still be mounted as an usb > storage device. Can someone tell me whether that is the case? Yep. i have a sarotech enclosure (www.sarotech.com) for a 2.5in and it has backup software but I don't use it at all. It does not impede upon the functionality of the drive/casing. The button is just a harware button asking the casing to perhaps "initiate" backup with the host/contact the host for backup software etc. The case just functions as a USB external Drive. You're just paying extra for the "button" :-) > Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any offered by brands that I > know (like I mentioend above, Maxtor/Seagate/Buffalo/etc. all have Why not? If you want a cheap one, a 2.5in one selling in Surpluscomputers costs ~USD7-15 and a 3.5in costs between USD20-50 Plug in a Drive and you're good to go. PS : I bought mine 2 years ago (max limit of 300GB due to PCBA in the casing) for USD25 -- Ow Mun Heng -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list