Dan wrote: > At 8:19 PM -0800 12/6/2008, John Hokanson wrote: >> 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. > > How much data? > >> 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) > > 4) An external HD. > >> 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. > > Choices 1 and 2 are obsolete technology; a waste of $. > > Choice 3 is ok, but as you mention - obsolete when you upgrade the machine.
Dog slow on USB 1.1 and depending on the drive you may have buffer under runs. To the OP, do you have another Mac? You could network them together to transfer files. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
