On 10/11/03 16:47, "Owen Heatwole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need to backup a G3 Pismo PowerBook (5 GB on hard drive, USB) and a G4 > desktop (11 GB on hard drive, USB and Firewire). They are networked, so can > back up individually or from either. Looking for inexpensive and efficient > options, considering the external hard drive option; a LaCie Pocketdrive 40 > GB at $219, or 60 GB at $329. Is this a good option, or other > recommendations, please? I guess that when you buy those kind of drives as a whole, they are good options. However, your cost would be a lot less if you were shopping to find the best deal on a bare 2.5 inch 40GB drive (for laptop), which you could probably find in the neighborhood of $125 and then buy a Firewire enclosure for around $40. Depends if you want to go through the trouble of finding the best deal and then putting the drive in the enclosure. Just my $0.02... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
