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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

I bought an external 16x LaCie a few years ago, and it has worked well for
archiving files from different computers. I have only used it via Firewire,
so I don't have any USB experience.

I have a Firewire/USB2 one like this one:

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10071

David

On 08/22/06 5:39 PM, "Roger Austin" <raustin3 AT nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I plan to add a DVD burner to my new system soon. This is a
> Lenovo desktop on XP Pro. I plan to buy an internal burner
> although an external USB burner might be an idea if the
> speed is high enough to backup my special lady's old system.
> Anyone had any bad experiences with brands and models that
> they would be willing to share?
> Anyone had experiences with USB DVD burners using 2.0 and 1.1
> USB?
> Anyone out there have any opinions on backups for home systems,
> burning old VHS tapes to DVDs? I can't wait to have a DVD of me
> doing the twist at Christmas in 1960 again (and again.)