I think you should keep working on USB.
I know. I am just VERY frustrated with this whole half-assed following
of standards bit. The engineer in me just screams at this.
If your first disks didn't work, try a different brand of disk.
The disks are fine, it is just the cases the drives are put in that is
the problem.
I already mentioned that I'm very happy with my Maxtor OneTouch drive. Once you find a drive that
works, you should be golden.
As to your OneTouch drive, what chipset does it use (lsusb -v should
tell the tale).
The other interfaces will be more expensive and/or less tested.
Firewire looks to be about the same price, and seems to work OK if you
get a case with a Oxford 911 chipset. Everything else looks like a crap
shoot. As to the testing firewire has received, Apple has been using it
for a long time.
Are you building an offsite backup system or a commuter disk or what?
Offsite backup.
Thanks,
Garl
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