Another option is to purchase a USB laptop enclosure and put say a 200GB internal laptop H.D. in it. I suggest the larger GB H.D. because they are not too much more than a small H.D., and you will have it for a while. I like the enclosure over the external H.D. because you can upgrade the H.D. in the enclosure for a lot less money in the long run. You can get an enclosure for a normal H.D. but they are bigger and more bulky, but less expensive.
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:19 PM, John Hokanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
