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On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 13:54 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > Hi > > Anyone got any recommendations regarding usb external hard disks, size > about 500 to 1 tb would work fine for me, as a back up tool > > I take it most of these devices should just work with Linux, i see on > boxes it says designed for PC / MAC. > > Just wondered what experiences people and if any should be avoided due > to being poor quality build. > I had a Freecom 500GB USB one, the HD packed up after a couple years but that could happen to any brand really. I have a Toshiba 1TB one currently on the desktop which seems good. There probably really isn't much between any of them to be honest. NAS ones are coming down in price I think, could be worth a look. With NAS though I believe the quality is going to have a far bigger bearing on how useful it is. -- John Williams My linux blog of notes and guides http://subbass.blogspot.com/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq