Fri Apr 2 20:49:24 CDT 2010 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Igor Roshchin <str at komkon.org> wrote: > > I just came across this interesting page describing an inexpensive > > rugged >> 2.5" HDD enclosure "In-Win Ammo": > > http://www.roytanck.com/2010/03/20/how-to-keep-your-data-safe-on-a-budget/#more-2570 > > The problem with the Ammo enclosure is that it is only USB2. If that's > sufficient for you, it looks good. It's a $40 enclosure, which isn't > bad, a 500G laptop drive is $65-90 so it's about a $130 portable > drive. > > The portable drives I'm most impressed with lately are the Iomega eGo > line. USB2/FW400/FW800 interfaces, 500Gbyte, shock-protected and also > about $130. FW400/800 generally speaking outperforms USB2 by a healthy > margin, I always prefer using it when I can for hard drives.
Yep, I agree, - USB2 is the limitation. But I don't have FW on my desktop or my wife's laptops, only on my laptop, and it looks like the new laptop won't have it either. Thanks for pointing toward eGo, I'll take a look at them. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
