I hate to recommend...
 

....anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.

I hate to recommend...
 

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.



Thanks for the heads up.

It is amazing how prices have dropped for HD's (including external HD's as
in your case) while capacities and speeds improve.




Too bad gasoline isn't following suit. BTW, on further reading, it is
eSATA...which apparently means external SATA connection, which is damned
fast.

I hate to recommend...
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:43:37 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.


Thanks for the heads up.

It is amazing how prices have dropped for HD's (including external HD's as
in your case) while capacities and speeds improve.



Too bad gasoline isn't following suit. BTW, on further reading, it is
eSATA...which apparently means external SATA connection, which is damned
fast.

La Cie.
d2 design by Neil Poulton.
Very nice indeed!

--Vic


It's a good price, too. I'm going to pick up one tomorrow.

I hate to recommend...
 

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:43:37 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.



Thanks for the heads up.

It is amazing how prices have dropped for HD's (including external HD's as
in your case) while capacities and speeds improve.




Too bad gasoline isn't following suit. BTW, on further reading, it is
eSATA...which apparently means external SATA connection, which is damned
fast.

La Cie.
d2 design by Neil Poulton.
Very nice indeed!

--Vic

I hate to recommend...
 

On Apr 4, 6:32*pm, HK wrote:
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...


Then don't. Go away.

I hate to recommend...
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.

Pretty sweet deal! I will be installing 3 external backup drives this week
for one of my customers... looks like I might go with these. I periodically
look at www.slickdeals.net and get deals from there as well, From what I
gather it is basically a co-op where individuals report a deal when they
find one.

what backup utiltity is your friend going to use? I been using Acronis but
am not as happy with their newer versions.

btw... was going to de-winterize my boat a few weeks ago but the Oregon
weather turned cold recently. Can't wait to get the boat out there!

Dennis

I hate to recommend...
 

dennis meissner wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a
backup unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing
unusual there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it
up to a computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of
all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211



There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.

Pretty sweet deal! I will be installing 3 external backup drives this
week for one of my customers... looks like I might go with these. I
periodically look at www.slickdeals.net and get deals from there as
well, From what I gather it is basically a co-op where individuals
report a deal when they find one.

what backup utiltity is your friend going to use? I been using Acronis
but am not as happy with their newer versions.

btw... was going to de-winterize my boat a few weeks ago but the Oregon
weather turned cold recently. Can't wait to get the boat out there!

Dennis


He's got a Mac laptop, so he decided to use SuperDuper backup. We
configured the button on the front of the LaCie to invoke SuperDuper so
that it runs when he wants it to, rather than "automatically," because
he doesn't always have the laptop switched on. Hooked it up to the
laptop via Firewire 800.

I bought one yesterday myself, and will use it to backup my Macbook. I
had been using SuperDuper to back that laptop up to my Windoze home
server, but the latter won't at this point handle a full restore to a
Mac that has gone dead. It doees handle file restoration, though.

I like the ergonomics of the LaCie a lot better than the WD "book"
external drives. The LaCie also has a three way on-off switch: on, off
and auto. The latter spools the hard drive down when the Mac is switched
off. Cool beans.

I hate to recommend...
 

"dennis meissner" wrote in message
...

"HK" wrote in message
...
...anything *here* , knowing the naysayers are just waiting to pounce,
but...

I just helped a friend buy and set up an external hard drive as a backup
unit for his laptop. It's a LaCie D2 Quadra, 320 gigs. Nothing unusual
there, but...the Quadra refers to the four ways of hooking it up to a
computer: USB2, Firewire 400, Fireware 800, and, fastest of all, SATA.

It's a very nice unit, in an aluminum case, and comes with Retrospect
software for a Mac or a PC.

The unit was $180, but MicroCenter, a national storefront chain with
internet ordering, too, has it at $129.

This is the unit:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0263211


There's plenty of competition for this unit, of course. You pays your
money and you takes your choice.

Pretty sweet deal! I will be installing 3 external backup drives this
week for one of my customers... looks like I might go with these. I
periodically look at www.slickdeals.net and get deals from there as well,
From what I gather it is basically a co-op where individuals report a deal
when they find one.

what backup utiltity is your friend going to use? I been using Acronis
but am not as happy with their newer versions.

btw... was going to de-winterize my boat a few weeks ago but the Oregon
weather turned cold recently. Can't wait to get the boat out there!

Dennis

How you doing Dennis? Saw an advert for a 1.5TB external drive for $#29
this weekend.