Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>]

Hi Christobal,

For backing up my laptop, and for portability.

Thanks much, and thanks to those who have sent information!

Colleen 


(c) 919.349.4015

-----Original Message-----
From: Cristóbal Palmer [mailto:cristobalpalmer AT gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:13 PM
To: cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com; Internetworkers:
http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] External Hard Drive Recommendations

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Colleen McCarthy <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>
wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Do any of you have any recommendations for (or warnings against) 
> specific manufacturer's external hard drives?

Can you articulate your goals a bit more? Is this for automatic backup of a
desktop? For portability? For media storage? Scratch space for Final Cut?
...

There are very different products that are more or less ideal for each of
the above.

Cheers,
--
Cristóbal M. Palmer
"Small acts of humanity amid the chaos of inhumanity provide hope. But small
acts are insufficient."
    -- Paul Rusesabagina