I need to start backing up some stuff on my Indigo Blue iMac. Not a total hard drive backup, but something more along the lines of backing up documents, music, and certain downloaded programs. Ploblem is that it doesn't have Firewire or an internal CD-R, so my options are limited. I've been weighing the pros and cons of every solution and have settled on three options:
1. Zip Drive (100 or 250MB) 2. SuperDisk Drive (120 MB) 3. External CD-R(W) using USB 1.1 Bus (650+ MB) Jaz (1 or 2 GB) is overkill for what I want, and it would be painfully slow on USB 1.1 (I used to own a SCSI version on my old PC, and it was alright). Flash media is too unreliable for backup purposes. I'm loathe to shell out for the CD-R(W), because eventually I'll be trading in this iMac for something that has Firewire, and I'll get a full blown external DVD-RW setup then. That means the best two options are the Zip and the SuperDisk. The SuperDisk is intriguing because it means I'll have something that can also read 1.44 floppies, but the Zip can store more things on it. Opinions are welcome. Thanks. - John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
