On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 16:04, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm looking for an external USB disk >= 500 GB to be used with both Linux and M$ for backups. Are there any good sites to check out, or any known compatibility issues like the freeagent problem? My google-foo isn't working well today.
One of the simplest ways to set aside your concerns is to just buy an empty USB case from some manufacturer like.. CoolBox (but any USB drive case will do) and drop in an empty hard drive. No proprietary OneClick software lurking anywhere... no software that auto installs when you plug into a Windows machine etc etc. That said, I second what Greg said... I've used all kinds of USB external drives with my Linux installs and never had an issue.. just plugged them in and they worked (talking in the last couple of years here.. a few years ago there were issues, but not anymore... not that I've heard of anyway). C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org