[sonicj]

ok guys & gals... i have a 1.67ghz powerbook with 80 gigs of internal drive space data that i CANNOT afford to lose! i don't do any fancy video editing (*yet, but possibly in the future) i think what im looking for is maybe a one touch solution, or something i can administer myself with a separate partition for non critical files i don't want to keep on my book (its getting kinda full)... i know all you macs headz are into the lacie thing, im a seagate & wd fan myself and have never owned a lacie product. any ideas, suggestions, you're stoopid comments are welcomed! cheers!
-sonicj

ohh yea.. my target budget is maybe $200 on newegg. give or take... if you can justify spending more, then so be it, i'll do whats best for the dollar and spend the extra cheese! holla!

[VetPsychWars]

I got an 80GB Travelstar 7200rpm drive and put it into a USB/Firewire case I got on ebay. Just over $200.

Tom

[NDBounce]

I have a WD one touch (actually I have 2 of them, an 80GB and a 120GB). I use the 80GB to back up my Powerbook G4 15" I thikn it fits into your budget range (Circuit City/Best Buy/Staples often have them on sale with rebates). I have been using it for about a year. Here are my thoughts:

The backups are simple, you press one button, but they are also long (I have about 40GB of data on my drive, and it takes a couple of hours to run a backup). The good thing is that it does not need constant monitoring, so I press the button, and then leave to do whatever, and when I return my backup is done.

That being said, I have never had to test this out. I can say, that on occasion I have had to pull a few files from this drive after I deleted them from my internal HD prematurely. That worked fine. And I can see all my data files are on that drive. But I have never had to restore my drive, so I cannot speak to how that works.

But I do recommend the drive if what you are seeking is this low-level backup strategy. Obviously it does not protect you in terms of fire (unless you store it somewhere different from your powerbook). For my purposes it works quite well, and I also make DVD backups every few months that I keep in various locations.

I hope that helps.

O
B unce!

[sonicj]

thanx, i think im leaning towards the iogear tri-select stuff... i can use a one touch for my system backup. and use the rest of the drive for spare storage. also the usb allows me to back up older pcs before reformats! as far as the fire thing goes.. if im out of the house, my book goes with me, if the house catches fire, my book is going out the window with me

[mduell]

LaCie is poop, I suggest staying away.

Pick an Oxford based enclosure: FW400 for $39 or FW800 for $100
Now how much disk can you afford: 160GB for $74, 200GB for $90, 250GB for $101, 300GB for $134, 400GB for $223, or 500GB for $345.

Add about $10 for shipping and tax if Newegg has a presence in your state.

[sonicj]

yea, too many bad words said about the lacie stuff. they did have a good deal at best buy this week, but im gonna spend the extra few bucks...

i went with the owc mercury elite pro & the $101 250gb seagate drive! =D