How to create a bootable firewire external HD? How to start up from it?
At 10:28 PM -0500 1/10/06, b3 wrote: >that is what i am trying to decide. > >i know that the faster processor would help, and >that the hard drive speed increase would >probably show a performance boost (everything >seems snappier when i boot off of my backup on >the firewire external) > >I doubt that i would use the superdrive much "in >the field" but it may come in handy occasionally. > >how are the screens on the PB versus the iB's? are they brighter? >what about the speakers? > >i think that the 64mb VRAM might be more useful in the long term. > >rick > > >On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:22 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >>Will the extra 20 GB be more useful in the >>field to you as opposed to having the faster >>processor w/ superdrive? >> >> Jerry >> >>On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:06 PM, b3 wrote: >> >>>okay, so i'm finally ordering that laptop i've been posting about. >>>no intel iBooks today, and the MacBook is out >>>of my price range at the moment. >>> >>>i'm trying to decide between the new 12" iBook >>>with the 100gig HD, or the refurb 12" >>>powerbook G4 with 80gig HD, superdrive, etc. >>> >>>both would be about the same price. i have a >>>Lacie 160gig external drive and a 16x DL DVD >>>burner for use at the desktop (as well as a BT >>>keyboard and mouse) >>> >>>any suggestions? >>> >>>rick >>> >>> >>>| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>| be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >>>| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>"All else failed, ?, so, ?, so I did it, I read the directions. >>(silence) >>"Ewwww, gross. >>"Yeah, I know. >> > > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
