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On Tue, 9 Jul 2013 13:02:50 -0400 |
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"Ryan Dagey" <dts@×××××.com> wrote: |
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I can only describe my own experience which should not be considered |
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definitive. |
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I use Western Digital USB HDD's, 2 TB capacity, with great success |
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on my Linux system. For this, one needs usb mass storage enabled |
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in the kernel. Also, the USB drive needs to be partitioned and formatted |
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as with any other HDD. The standard Linux tools will do these tasks. |
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My only problem was with USB drives that were USB 3.0. A Seagte USB |
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HDD (2TB) did not function as USB 2.0 on my Linux machine even though |
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the specification says that it should. For this reason I switched to |
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the WD drives which are USB 2.0 only. I have yet to gain experience with |
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USB 3.0 drives on a capable motherboard using the Linux USB 3.0 driver. |
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At first, I wanted to use USB HDD as a long term storage and archival medium, |
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but I decided that Blu-Ray disks would be a better solution. At 128 Gb, |
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BR 4-layer can be very useful. Even BR single layer, at 25 Gb is suitable |
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for many kinds of data. Now my USB HDD's are used for long term but easy |
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access storage, while Blu-Ray disks are kept in the back closet for archival |
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purposes. |
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