Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:41:12 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?B?UOVs?= Sommerhein <pms-freebsd@sommerhein.com> To: Tony Chang <tychang1@uiuc.edu> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for an external firewire/USB drive Message-ID: <20030814124112.GA253@sommerhein.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0308130303170.12421@meatwad.aypwip.org> References: <20030813065723.GA1383@sommerhein.com> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0308130303170.12421@meatwad.aypwip.org>
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Tony Chang <tychang1@uiuc.edu> writes: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Paul Sommerhein wrote: > > > I am looking for an external firewire/USB drive >= 200 GB to > > go with FreeBSD-4.8. > > I bought an external IDE enclosure that connects via firewire. > It works fine with any IDE drive (CD-RW, HDD, whatever). They > run about 50-60$ last time I checked, and add another 175$+ for > a 200GB+ HDD. I haven't had any problems with this setup. Thanks, interesting solution! Could I ask what brand/model? Otherwise I am a little concerned about how robust this combo is when using it "on the road" as I plan to do. Best, Paul
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