semi-OT: portable backup drive
James Knott
james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Mon Apr 23 17:27:42 UTC 2007
Jamon Camisso wrote:
>
> I find that, for all LaCie's posturing as a Porsche affiliated or
> whatever it is design, their power input and cord are horrible (likely
> because they use the same Delta electronics stuff that everyone else
> does).
>
> Vantec are far cheaper than any LaCie, and you get to use whatever
> drive you like, now, and in the future. I haven't attempted to
> dissassemble a LaCie, but I'd imagine it would void the warranty on
> the unit and the drive. Plus with all their industrial Porsche design,
> I'm sure taking one apart is a non-trivial task.
>
I bought an Adaptec 3.5 inch USB 2 case a while ago. It works very well
and currenly holds a 160 GB drive.
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