Re: External 2.5" drive for iTunes?

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:51:36 +0100, Rob wrote
(in article <ltidnZD2Z9j7npXanZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d@xxxxxx>):

Mark wrote:
Was looking at the Freecom/Seagate Freeagent 120Gb 2.5" USB2 external
drives
at PC world today for my iTunes library - they look OK for £60/£70. These
seem like a reasonable buy? They should be bus-powered, shouldn't they?

Cheers ... Mark


I bought a 120GB WD Passport for just such a thing, connected to the
intel mini. Bus powered by one cable, nice and sleek with a rubbery
finish underneath, and quiet as a mouse. The light is a little bright,
and it doesn't sleep when the mini's in bed, but otherwise just the job.

Rob

Hmmm..a little more googling suggests USB2/bus-power is a little "hit 'n'
miss" in regard to what it'll actually work with...

I see there are Formac & Iomega 120Gb FireWire 2.5" drives around the £80/£90
mark - so a £10/£20 premium for 'definite' bus-power + a (potentially) faster
(sustained) file transfer rate?

Mark

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