Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice

[Ian Kabeary]

I like my Vantec Nexstar 3 enclosure. Try for one of them, they are cheap,
flexible in capacity and nice to look at.
Works in Gentoo just as easily as a Jumpdrive.
~Ian


On 8/15/06, Willie Wong <wwong@×××××××××.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking to purchase an external hard-drive for backing up data.
> I am looking for something that has >250G capacity (preferably
> around 300G so I have room to grow). My desktop does not have a
> firewire port, so it is essential that I can use a USB2 connection.
> (Of course, it is also essential that it works with Gentoo!)
>
> What do people recommend?
>
> My big question is whether all those fancy "OneTouch" "OneButton"
> things offered by Maxtor/Seagate/etc. would impede the harddrive's
> function on linux. I mean, I don't think whatever software they
> bundled that allowed them to do "One Touch Backups" would work in
> linux, but I would hope those disks can still be mounted as an usb
> storage device. Can someone tell me whether that is the case?
>
> Also, since I won't be using all those fancy automatic backup
> features, I am hoping to just get a bare-boned external harddrive.
> Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any offered by brands that I
> know (like I mentioend above, Maxtor/Seagate/Buffalo/etc. all have
> fancy features and cost quite a bit more), do people have
> recommendations with that in mind?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Willie
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