[ltp] USB 2.0 external hard drives

[André Wyrwa]

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Hei,

On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 15:03 -0400, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 01:44:54PM -0500, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> > I looking to buy an external hard drive to backup (not archive) my lapt=
op.  It
> > has USB 2.0.  I am looking for a desktop solution, i.e., don't need nor=
 want
> > to pay for portable powered USB drives.  Capacity 80GB to 160GB range. =
 Any
> > recommendations and/or condemnations?
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> I'd recommend not getting an external *drive*, but rather an
> external *enclosure*. You can put whatever drive you want
> inside that enclosure. Right now I have a 200-GB drive in
> a MacAlly PHR-100A enclosure to my right:
> http://macally.com/EN/Product/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=3D138
>=20
> The great advantage to enclosures is that, when the current
> disk you have inside of them grows too small (as it will),
> you can yank it out and put in a new one with more capacity.

ehm, what's an external harddrive that is not a standard harddrive in an
enclosure? Never seen one.

Andr=C3=A9.


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