Re: More info: was 'Backing up files."



pm@xxxxxxxxxxx(Phil) writes:

Hi again:

The reason for my asking about backing up files is due to some
sad news. Two days ago I lost my dog to illness. She was my best
friend for 12 1/2 years, and all of the photos that I have of her are
stored on the computer. I can not lose these files.

Out of curiosity I went to the Apple website to see what what's new
in computers. If I bought a new 'puter it would solve the problem of
my current unit being so outdated. But the Mac Mini @ around $600
is just a single drive machine, and the next thing up (desktop) starts
at around $2500. !! They need something priced in-between.

They have something. For $700 you can get a mini and an external
drive to use for backups.

It will be a _better_ backup solution than a machine with two
internal drives.
.



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