External HDD

[Andrew Pantyukhin]

On 2/7/07, Fluffles <etc at fluffles.net> wrote:
> rsh wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > For backup purposes, i need removable HDD, connected through USB or
> > Fireware
> >
> > I'm really impressed by Transcend solution and would like to use their
> > Transcend 1.8" Portable HDD 20 GB, USB 2.0
> > It takes power directly from USB.
> >
> > Did somebody have success with this device?
> >
> > If it is a bad idea, any suggestions for External HDD ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Why would you want 1,8" ? That is very small indeed, but very limited as
> well and expensive. You might as well buy a 2,5" (notebook) drive with
> enclosure, that would just be recognised by FreeBSD as USB mass storage
> device (umass) and works perfectly with me. Also most 2,5" enclosures
> allow for USB power so only 1 cable is needed; though often they provide
> an additional power supply if you use a 7200rpm drive which uses a lot
> of power. My advice: go for Samsung 5400rpm drives they are very
> power-efficient and still quite fast.

1.8"? 2.5"? I have a Sarotech Hardbox enclosure for 3.5"
drives and I prefer using Seagate drives inside. Dropped
and hit it countless times, on numerous occasions people
would bet I lost the data but I have yet to see a single
bad block. Granted, its size requires a separate pouch,
you can't stuff the thing into a pocket, but it has
potential for 1Tb of data ;)