On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 12:44:14AM +0800, Teejay Teodoro wrote: > I'm planning to buy a USB HDD case... is anyone using this on Linux > (or for Windows)?
I use a couple of those, primarily as a backup solution coupled with rsnapshot in place of using tape. On Linux you need usb-storage and SCSI support. > Performance, is it worth it? As long as the model you get and your computer support USB 2.0, you should be fine. Performance is pretty good, IMHO. I actually use XFS for my external USB HDDs. > Since I'm planning to get a USB Thumbdrive... pero mas maganda ata pag > USB HDD case, so lalagay ko na lang ang hard-disk ko dun. Mas tipid > pa... it's only 750.00 sa Rising Sun. Ok lang pag fragile or kelangan > ma-ingat sa case... iniisip ko kasi ang space... I mean a 40gb drive > that I could carry around in my bag right? Compared to a thumbdrive > that's expensive... (for me..). It really depends on what your needs are. If you need portability for small files, get a USB ThumbDrive. If you need much more space, get a USB HDD case and a hard drive. Depending on your budget, you may want to consider getting the 2.5" variant, which gets its power from USB. It's smaller and doesn't need external power. You'll also need a 2.5" laptop hard drive, of course, and those are generally a bit slower and cost a bit more. --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : jijo.free.net.ph : When we speak of free software GNU/Linux Specialist : GnuPG 0x93B746BE : we refer to freedom, not price. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
