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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:04:04 -0600
From: "Ian Kabeary" <omega21@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice
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I like my Vantec Nexstar 3 enclosure. Try for one of them, they are cheap,
flexible in capacity and nice to look at.
Works in Gentoo just as easily as a Jumpdrive.
~Ian
On 8/15/06, Willie Wong <wwong@princeton.edu> 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). My desktop does not have a
> firewire port, so it is essential that I can use a USB2 connection.
> (Of course, it is also essential that it works with Gentoo!)
>
> What do people recommend?
>
> 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?
>
> Also, since I won't be using all those fancy automatic backup
> features, I am hoping to just get a bare-boned external harddrive.
> Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any offered by brands that I
> know (like I mentioend above, Maxtor/Seagate/Buffalo/etc. all have
> fancy features and cost quite a bit more), do people have
> recommendations with that in mind?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Willie
> --
> Pintsize: Hehe, yeah, that does sound like a pretty empty, pointless
> existence.
> Marten: You are not helping, you know.
> Pintsize: Wait, I'm supposed to be HELPING?
> Sortir en Pantoufles: up 19 days, 19:51
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
--
~Ian
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<div>I like my Vantec Nexstar 3 enclosure. Try for one of them, they are cheap, flexible in capacity and nice to look at.</div>
<div>Works in Gentoo just as easily as a Jumpdrive.</div>
<div>~Ian<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/15/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Willie Wong</b> <<a href="mailto:wwong@princeton.edu">wwong@princeton.edu</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi all,<br><br>I am looking to purchase an external hard-drive for backing up data.<br>I am looking for something that has >250G capacity (preferably
<br>around 300G so I have room to grow). My desktop does not have a<br>firewire port, so it is essential that I can use a USB2 connection.<br>(Of course, it is also essential that it works with Gentoo!)<br><br>What do people recommend?
<br><br>My big question is whether all those fancy "OneTouch" "OneButton"<br>things offered by Maxtor/Seagate/etc. would impede the harddrive's<br>function on linux. I mean, I don't think whatever software they
<br>bundled that allowed them to do "One Touch Backups" would work in<br>linux, but I would hope those disks can still be mounted as an usb<br>storage device. Can someone tell me whether that is the case?<br><br>
Also, since I won't be using all those fancy automatic backup<br>features, I am hoping to just get a bare-boned external harddrive.<br>Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any offered by brands that I<br>know (like I mentioend above, Maxtor/Seagate/Buffalo/etc. all have
<br>fancy features and cost quite a bit more), do people have<br>recommendations with that in mind?<br><br>Thanks in advance<br><br>Willie<br>--<br>Pintsize: Hehe, yeah, that does sound like a pretty empty, pointless<br> existence.
<br>Marten: You are not helping, you know.<br>Pintsize: Wait, I'm supposed to be HELPING?<br>Sortir en Pantoufles: up 19 days, 19:51<br>--<br><a href="mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org">gentoo-user@gentoo.org</a> mailing list
<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>~Ian
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