[GTALUG] Portable Backup Drive Compatible with Linux (and Recommended Backup Software)

William Park opengeometry at yahoo.ca
Wed Feb 1 14:00:11 EST 2017


On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 12:13:17PM -0500, Brad Fonseca via talk wrote:
> On 01/02/17 12:06 PM, William Park via talk wrote:
> <snip>
> > You have 2 options here:
> >     - buy preassembled external drive (I recommend this)
> >     - get drive and enclosure separately and assemble yourself.
> <snip>
> 
> William,
> 
> Do you recommend any particular brands/models of pre-assembled external
> drives based on my requirements?

WD and Adata seem to be at the front, marketing wise.  Not sure about
reliability, since I don't have them.  My main issue with external 2.5"
harddisks is power issue.  Peak current of 500mA USB2 and 900mA USB3 may
not be enough.
-- 
William


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