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| From | John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: External HD Recommendation |
| Date | 2013-12-30 10:29 -0500 |
| Organization | Netfront http://www.netfront.net/ |
| Message-ID | <l9s3hm$1m4b$1@adenine.netfront.net> (permalink) |
| References | <281220130921464151%otto@bogus.address.com> <l9q44r$2ne$1@adenine.netfront.net> <l9qlqs$s4l$1@dont-email.me> |
J Burns wrote: > > I've come to like 2.5" disks. Are there advantages to 3.5" disks? That's a very good question. My take (and it could certainly be wrong): I'm thinking that 2.5" drives have come a long way, in that they've reached a point where they may actually be "more rugged" than 3.5" drives. My rationale is that 2.5" drives are designed to go into laptops, and designed to endure the jolts and bumps to which laptops are subject. I've had 3.5" drives fail. But I haven't had a failed 2.5" drive yet. And the capacity of 2.5" drives has increased enough, to the point where they are now viable as "backup drives". And easily moved around and stored... --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news@netfront.net ---
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External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-28 09:21 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-28 09:44 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-29 09:37 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 10:08 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation android <here@there.was> - 2013-12-29 19:15 +0100
Re: External HD Recommendation billy@MIX.COM - 2013-12-28 20:21 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-28 14:59 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-28 15:28 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 20:17 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-28 17:34 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 21:06 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 04:18 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 04:38 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 21:36 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-30 01:58 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 10:20 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:32 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-31 11:46 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 09:37 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 18:07 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 13:13 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 10:27 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 14:15 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 22:43 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 18:09 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 22:34 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-30 13:54 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-30 13:14 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 14:49 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 18:01 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 03:59 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-29 07:47 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-28 17:52 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Earl Grey <earl@t.net> - 2013-12-29 10:06 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation yellow label <here@there.was> - 2013-12-29 17:01 +0100
Re: External HD Recommendation John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2013-12-29 16:27 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-29 21:29 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2013-12-30 12:36 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-30 08:55 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2013-12-30 10:29 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2013-12-30 19:56 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2013-12-31 19:18 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-31 15:30 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:34 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-01 17:51 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-01-01 10:14 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-01 17:39 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 11:54 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 01:09 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-01 20:38 -0700
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 16:47 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-09 08:13 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-08 21:19 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-02 02:35 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-01 17:47 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 02:24 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 02:38 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 11:55 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-01 13:34 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-01-01 19:01 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 09:45 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 02:28 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 15:36 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 11:55 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-29 16:00 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 22:01 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-29 16:19 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 14:45 -0800
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