On Tuesday 11 November 2003 3:45 pm, Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote:
I have a 4-year old DELL desktop with a heavy CRT monitor that I'm going to give away soon . I also have a 2 month old laptop. Both computers run Linux/SuSE. I would like to buy an external disk to save most of my s/w development now residing on my old desktop. But I would like to be able to use it also with my laptop. Both computers have some USB ports so I daresay an external USB disk would be fine .. I'd appreciate some suggestion about a USB reliable, large capacity but portable, external disk or any alternative solution.
Thank you in advance. Maura
Please check the date on your system. There was a recent thread here "Recommendations for an external USB hard drive" that answered your question. IMHO, shop for 1. warranty on the hard drive first (Seagate has 5 year) 2. capacity 3. enclosure (USB 2.0 only or combo USB and Firewire) 4. cooling or ventilation: passive or active? 5. external power supply or can it be powered by USB? 6. weight of each piece (enclosure vs power supply brick) Stan