----- On 12/4/03 6:20 AM MDT (-0600), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in part:
>After playing with partitions on my desktop at home and my old iBook, I >found no speed or safety benefits. When I bought my new 15" alBook I left it >unpartitioned. However, should disaster strike, I have the drive cloned to >an external drive I keep at home and that drive has been cloned to a DVD >that I carry in my briefcase. Having said that, I've come to the decision >that being prepared provides two benefits - first, should disaster strike >I'll be ready and second, keeps the computer gods from sending disaster in >the first place. Going back four PowerBooks, I haven't experienced a single >drive failure or data loss. > >david David, My 15"AlBook should arrive today. It has an 80GB drive. I also have a 200 MB FireWire 800 drive on order from LaCie. My plan is not to mess with partitions (for the same reasons you mention) and to clone the drive to the external. I've (yes, it's true!) never even burned a CD, let alone a DVD. Unless I'm mistaken, you must have very little on your AlBook drive if you can clone it to a DVD. How much data do they hold? Thanks, Harry Corsover Get and send email on any phone just by talking! 30 day FREE Trial. <http://www.hc.MessageWize.com> -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
