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Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup

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In article <isw-9377BE.22384214042015@news-roam.garlic.com>, isw
<isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <mght3c$3fi$2@dont-email.me>,
>  Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:
> > 
> > (the other thread about time machine reminded me) can anyone recommend
> > a good usb drive for 2010 imac time machine backup
> > 
> > you ha
> 
> I'd recommend what I use right now: A standard 2.5" internal SATA drive 
> and a USB-SATA adapter off eBay. If/when you outgrow the disk, or if it 
> fails, you don't need to look around for a special USB one.

You can get an empty USB case from many electronics stores and then put
in whatever bare drive you like (hard drive or SSD). Empty cases come
in both "desktop" and "portable" sizes.

The only problem with that is the USB connector will be stuck at
whatever it was when you bought it, whereas when you buy a new external
drive you can get the fastest connection your computer can use at that
time. If you buy a case or USB-SATA adapter now, it's likely to be USB3
(or USB2), but in a few years computers may have faster USB4 or USB5.
Or it may even become obsolete - you might get a USB3 case / adapter
now, but your next iMac might now longer have USB at all (although
there will no doubt be another adapter to let you plug in old USB
devices into whatever port that future iMac does have).

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recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-13 19:11 -0700
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-14 07:52 -0400
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-04-14 11:01 -0400
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-04-14 16:27 +0000
    Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-14 10:00 -0700
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-04-14 17:49 -0700
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-04-14 22:38 -0700
    Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-15 18:37 +1200
      Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-04-15 09:56 -0700
    Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-04-15 08:39 +0000
    Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-15 09:25 -0700
      Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-04-15 09:50 -0700
        Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-15 10:02 -0700
          Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 15:12 -0400
          Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-04-15 20:31 +0000
            Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 16:32 -0400
            Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-15 15:52 -0700
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup ggrandish@gmail.com - 2015-04-15 15:13 -0700
  Re: recommendation for a cheap, usb drive for imac time machine backup Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:57 -0700

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