Gigs on the Go
Jan 16, 2003 | 8:33 pm
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Gigs on the Go
I've recently acquired two Iomega products for hauling bits around.
The first: A 20 gig Peerless Disk Drive. Very easy to take data around and provides an excellent way to backup the laptop. USB 2.0 is very fast! Price: $120 on Ebay.
The second: A 120gb external disk. This is my new "Tapeless Backup". I bought this because I've got too many MP3s and other things filling up my 3 home machines. I've got an old 4mm tape backup, it doesn't cut the mustard from a space and throughput standpoint. I've got the 120gb drive attached to a machine on my home network, and all of my machines back themselves up onto it 3x per week. This is a monster drive and is CHEAP! Price: $229 ($279 list, with a $50 rebate). USB 2.0 attached.
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The first: A 20 gig Peerless Disk Drive. Very easy to take data around and provides an excellent way to backup the laptop. USB 2.0 is very fast! Price: $120 on Ebay.
The second: A 120gb external disk. This is my new "Tapeless Backup". I bought this because I've got too many MP3s and other things filling up my 3 home machines. I've got an old 4mm tape backup, it doesn't cut the mustard from a space and throughput standpoint. I've got the 120gb drive attached to a machine on my home network, and all of my machines back themselves up onto it 3x per week. This is a monster drive and is CHEAP! Price: $229 ($279 list, with a $50 rebate). USB 2.0 attached.
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Jan 17, 2003 | 9:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by skofarrell:
...got the 120gb drive attached to a machine on my home network, and all of my machines back themselves up onto it 3x per week. </font>
...got the 120gb drive attached to a machine on my home network, and all of my machines back themselves up onto it 3x per week. </font>
What software do you use for the automated backups?
Jan 17, 2003 | 10:46 pm
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Get a firewire card and drive if you are purchasing new, it's a lot faster then usb, and then you can get an ipod too to travel with.
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Jan 18, 2003 | 4:35 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cordelli:
Get a firewire card and drive if you are purchasing new, it's a lot faster then usb, and then you can get an imac too to travel with.</font>
Get a firewire card and drive if you are purchasing new, it's a lot faster then usb, and then you can get an imac too to travel with.</font>
Jan 18, 2003 | 1:25 pm
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That peerless system is quite nice!
I use a portable HDD (Fujitsu 20GB HDD mounted inside a case bought here in NZ) and it's quite nice. The only problem is my laptop doesn't have enought juice to power it, so I technically needs to have AC power fed into it.
When traveling, I use a 256MB USB pen drive, which has 'briefcase' on it that mirrors the server at where I work. It's a treat.
I use a portable HDD (Fujitsu 20GB HDD mounted inside a case bought here in NZ) and it's quite nice. The only problem is my laptop doesn't have enought juice to power it, so I technically needs to have AC power fed into it.
When traveling, I use a 256MB USB pen drive, which has 'briefcase' on it that mirrors the server at where I work. It's a treat.
Jan 18, 2003 | 1:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bp888:
It would be very inconvenient to travel with an iMac. An iBook or PowerBook perhaps. Check the new 12-inch PowerBook. Awesome!
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It would be very inconvenient to travel with an iMac. An iBook or PowerBook perhaps. Check the new 12-inch PowerBook. Awesome!
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Jan 18, 2003 | 8:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cblaisd:
What software do you use for the automated backups?</font>
What software do you use for the automated backups?</font>
http://www.stompinc.com/bump/bump-retail.phtml?stp
It runs $69 and offers scheduling, compression, and backup to all kinds off media.
Jan 18, 2003 | 8:42 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cordelli:
Get a firewire card and drive if you are purchasing new, it's a lot faster then usb, and then you can get an ipod too to travel with.</font>
Get a firewire card and drive if you are purchasing new, it's a lot faster then usb, and then you can get an ipod too to travel with.</font>
Is my understanding that Apple just rolled out a new firewire (Firewire 800) which is running at 800mbps, but I've only seen the ports on the new powerbook (no 800 peripherals yet).