Re: USB hard discs? An ignorant question.

In article <pan.2006.01.09.23.00.26.801503@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jules
<URL:mailto:julesrichardsonuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:36:41 +0000, Grahame Parish wrote:
>
> > In article <7f6091e64d.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I am having one of my regular bouts of paranoia about backups, and was
> >> wondering about a USB hard disc.
> >
> >> Do these work with an Iyo? Does anyone have advice or experience that
> >> they'd be willing to share?
> >
> >> I can't find them on the website of He Who Has Things In Stock; is
> >> this a bad sign, maybe?
> >
> > Use a 2.5" or 3.5" drive in the appropriate sized USB2 enclosure.
>
> I'm not sure whether I'd trust a 2.5" drive for backups myself...

Why not?

I would have thought they should be ideal, especially for those people
wanting them portable.

i.e. It does exactly what it says on the tin:-)

p.s. We are hoping to get stocks of these soon, I am wondering what sizes
people want!
Given the initial delay in loading the map I suspect a lot of people will
want 20GB maybe even smaller.

AIUI a 40GB drive takes 1min 40sec
The map load time for other sizes will be in proportion to size.

What sizes are people interested in?

Chris Evans

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