>> > On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 16:46 +0000, Jonathan Allen wrote: >>> >> Hi All, >>> >> >>> >> I'd like to buy a 1.5Tb (or so) external USB disc drive to use for >>> >> backup >>> >> from my main file server. ?Most of the ones I see around seem to say >>> >> that >>> >> they want Wondiws something - is that necessary or meaningful? ?Should I >>> >> just be able to plug it in and use it? ?Do I need to partition and >>> >> format >>> >> it, or will it just work?
If you are still looking for an external case, you should consider getting one that does eSATA as well as USB. You may or may not have a computer with an eSATA port, but you might in your next upgrade. And eSATA is MUCH faster than plain USB 2. Of course the NAS type box provides a lot more flexibility as it can live somewhere at the end of a network cable well away from your desktop. Nice if you want to hide your backup solution under the stairs or in a cupboard. Geoff -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
