External Hard Drives for Picture Storage.....

[hammersley]

OK - what do you guys think of these???? Is an IOMEGA anygood... ... ??



http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4963631

 

[AMink]

I don't know much about them, but I picked up a Maxtor at Costco. I had a very annoying, though not real serious, bug in my computer a few weeks back and got worried about loosing all my digital photos. I turn off the external drive unless I am loading or syncing it. I also turn off my internet connection and do a virus and spyware scan before turning it on. Paranoid? Heck yeah! I think they're a good idea too for leaving in a hurry in an emergency, or locking up in a fire safe when away on vacation. They're so cheap now that you can get a huge storage capacity at a reasonable price. I wonder if you can run your whole computer off an external, thus have your OS on it if you need to switch computers?

 

[JCasper]

I am planning on getting one also, mainly as a backup.



I don't think you could run your whole computer off of it. The computer will see it as a USB Storage device not as the main hard drive. Also running through the USB, I think they are kind of slow.

 

[hammersley]

Actually you can -- look at the

Check this one out... ... ... .



http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5031335?site=sa:Hard Drives Memory:Spot1

 

[ACoyle]

1) IOMEGA is a good company. They are pioneers in the external storage business.

2) They make great backup devices and augment your internal storage.

3) They are slower.

4) Just remember that in a fire safe, in the event of a disaster it still gets very hot and we are dealing with electronics. If you want to be really safe, a safe deposit box is best.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

I went to best buy and found a 60 gig for $69 on sale, don't remember the name but it is USB powered that makes it easy to carry on the road. I use it for file backup and movie storage and it's full now. If money is not big deal get a 100 gig.



Jim

 

[Bob Wagner]

maxtor one touch 3 at costco works great

 

[AMink]

maxtor one touch 3 at costco

That's the one I got. 300GB of storage! I'll never fill that sucker up. I think it was $149.

 

[hammersley]

Yep but that's what I thought - 250 GB for $69!!!!!!

That can't be beat!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TowPro]

I just burn them to a DVD. I think they hold 4gig. Even with my Cannon 8meg camera, that is a lot of pictures!



I heard that CD roms burnt at home last only 10 years and DVD should last longer.

 

[Spooled-up]

I just got a AcomData 250 Gig firewire hard drive at Comp USA for $104 minus a $25 rebate. It doesn't have backup software, but my laptop came loaded with it. I thought it was a great deal and you can file for the rebate online at the Comp USA website - no mailing in receipts!