Comments on: "Backing up 998,532 files." http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 Kevin Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:24:06 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4459 I had some really bad experiences with 1TB My Book Home edition drives, I returned them and got the exact same drive you did. The only bummer was the lack of firewire. The only bad thing about these drives is that they put the fan on the bottom of the unit, so if you have them running for a long time, the desk under the drive is very hot. Or if you stack your external drives on top of your tower mac, you are just heating your mac. I had some really bad experiences with 1TB My Book Home edition drives, I returned them and got the exact same drive you did. The only bummer was the lack of firewire. The only bad thing about these drives is that they put the fan on the bottom of the unit, so if you have them running for a long time, the desk under the drive is very hot. Or if you stack your external drives on top of your tower mac, you are just heating your mac.

]]> By: Benoit http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4454 Benoit Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:27:03 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4454 I'm stunned that storage is down to $.34 per gigabyte when it's packaged conveniently and aesthetically. I’m stunned that storage is down to $.34 per gigabyte when it’s packaged conveniently and aesthetically.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 psu Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:49:14 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4458 There are plenty of firewire RAID boxes with hot swappable drives. But they are expensive because the market is smaller. There are plenty of firewire RAID boxes with hot swappable drives. But they are expensive because the market is smaller.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 peterb Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:48:56 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4457 Stewart, As far as that goes, <a href="http://www.friday.com/bbum/" rel="nofollow">bbum</a> swears by the <a href="http://drobo.com/" rel="nofollow">Drobo</a> data robot. But it's not silent. So I'll wait. -peter Stewart,

As far as that goes, bbum swears by the Drobo data robot.

But it’s not silent. So I’ll wait.

-peter

]]> By: Stewart Clamen http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4456 Stewart Clamen Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:26:27 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4456 Now that capacity is so immense, I'd like to see them concentrate on reliability. Replication and replaceable drives, all in one self-contained unit. Now that capacity is so immense, I’d like to see them concentrate on reliability. Replication and replaceable drives, all in one self-contained unit.

]]> By: Shelby http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4455 Shelby Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:36:09 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4455 I know this may bring me howls of derision from the turnkey product crowd, but I am very happy with my quiet, small footprint "ICY DOCK" enclosure. It currently houses a 320 GB Hitachi drive. The crazies on the internet also point to Samsung drives as being good in fanless cases. I know this may bring me howls of derision from the turnkey product crowd, but I am very happy with my quiet, small footprint “ICY DOCK” enclosure.

It currently houses a 320 GB Hitachi drive. The crazies on the internet also point to Samsung drives as being good in fanless cases.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4460 peterb Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:48:51 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4460 They do have a 500 Gb version. It is rumoured to be just as quiet. I found the amazon reviews to be very helpful in this regard. They do have a 500 Gb version. It is rumoured to be just as quiet. I found the amazon reviews to be very helpful in this regard.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4462 psu Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:36:08 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4462 I got 500GB drives from "Other World Computing"... which I like a lot. They are quiet but not silent, and aluminium. I got 500GB drives from “Other World Computing”… which I like a lot. They are quiet but not silent, and aluminium.

]]> By: Jason Preston http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/comment-page-1/#comment-4461 Jason Preston Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:42:57 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/10/30/backing-up-998532-files/#comment-4461 This is actually REALLY helpful. Having just installed Leopard, I was about to go on a big hunt for a visually appealing, really quiet external drive. You have just saved me many seconds, possibly minutes of googling. Now I need to see if they have a 500gb version... This is actually REALLY helpful. Having just installed Leopard, I was about to go on a big hunt for a visually appealing, really quiet external drive. You have just saved me many seconds, possibly minutes of googling.

Now I need to see if they have a 500gb version…

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