Thanks everybody for your advice and input - I now feel way better informed to make a choice and am going drive- shopping this week . . .
Dan, I tried setting up a clone and booting it from a couple of my USB externals using the option key as you suggested - in my case, the drive appeared in the list - but when I selected it, it wouldn't launch (even when left for a half- hour) - not do-able with those particular external cases, I guess! So I'm looking at a few options, the LaCie Quadra among them . . . I'll let you know how it goes! JM -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
