On 04/12/03 12:07, "Harry D. Corsover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ----- 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? A writable DVD usually holds around 4.7GB. -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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
