[K12OSN] offsite backup?
Burke Almquist
balmquist at mindfirestudios.com
Thu Jul 27 02:28:57 UTC 2006
On Jul 26, 2006, at 7:45 PM, ssanders at coin.org wrote:
I just bought a firewire case from newegg.com for this purpose. Cost
$40, but the powerbrick part of the adapter is in the middle, not
end, of the cord. It also is slient (no fans) and the drive mounts on
little rubber feet for shock protection. It's a really nice
enclosure. It's a MAcally phr100-af. Good quality. But you can
definitely find cheeper ones if need be.
>
> The actual throughput depends on the speed of the drive itself of
> course, but they are pretty firm on Firewire outperforming USB.
> USB/firewire cases are about USD $10 on Ebay, make sure to get one
> with
> screws that hold the drive down. Some cheapies just have the drive
> rattling around inside loose. The ones with optional fans may be
> good as
> well, but mine are just solid aluminum.
>
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