Offsite backups for the rest of us?

[Robert Brockway]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Walter Dnes wrote:

>   After looking at this, I'm interested in external 2.5" form factor
> drives, even though they are pricier.  They're supposed to fit in my

The 2.5" models also have the advantage that they do not require an 
external pwoer adapter (at least this applies to the ones I've seen).

Having said this I standardised on the 3.5" mainly because it was so much 
easier to get really large drives.

> shirt pock, and will probably fit into my safety-deposit box.  I don't
> mind slow, but I'd like 20 gigs at least.  I think I'll start by taking
> a ruler to the bank and check the interior dimensions of my safety
> deposit box.  Then I'll have something definite to check the size of
> drives (including enclosure).
> 
>   Does anybody have suggestions about places on "computer row" downtown?

You can scan the lot in about 25 minutes.  This is what I do when I want 
to buy an item like this.  I might save 10%.

> I'd like to physically check the size of the enclosure before buying a
> pair of drives.

In my experience (or various models) I'd say it is ok to assume the case 
is 5% larger than the drive itself in each dimension[1].

[1] Except maybe time, I haven't figured that out yet :)

Rob

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