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From: Willie Wong <wwong@×××××××××.EDU>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:06:10
Message-Id: 20060815175958.GA30580@princeton.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice by Ow Mun Heng
1 On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 10:08:29AM -0700, Penguin Lover Ow Mun Heng squawked:
2 > > Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any offered by brands that I
3 > > know (like I mentioend above, Maxtor/Seagate/Buffalo/etc. all have
4 >
5 > Why not? If you want a cheap one, a 2.5in one selling in
6 > Surpluscomputers costs ~USD7-15 and a 3.5in costs between USD20-50
7 > Plug in a Drive and you're good to go.
8 >
9 > PS : I bought mine 2 years ago (max limit of 300GB due to PCBA in the
10 > casing) for USD25
11
12 Thanks Ow and Ian, I hadn't thought of the possibility of just buying
13 an external enclosure. That looks like a good way to go.
14
15 W
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18 come to terms with the fact that your vacation is over."
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Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} External hard-drive choice Ian Kabeary <omega21@×××××.com>