I don't get this. A normal HD does age. That I do understand. They do spin at 7200rpm. But does a disconnected external drive age?
The whole external drive idea is based on two "facts" 1. That they don't spin when not used. 2. And that it's rather unlikely to get viruses at a disconnected drive. (Perhaps Marcus can fill me in here.) Let me add that I run a pretty tight antivirus regime. To me a disconnected electric "thing" is pretty safe as long as nobody steals it, burns it or hammers at it. What am I not getting here??? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -----Original Message----- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juli 2005 01:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: RAW file processing they most certainly age, and possibly badly. i trust them because i have triple backups and upgrade all my hard drives about once every 2-3 years. Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: RE: RAW file processing > An extern HD sounds like a better solution than CD/DVD to me. As far as I > know, they don't age when not connected and stored properly.
