Jack
December 21st 03, 02:40 AM
I need some help making a decision on getting an external Firewire
hard drive for my laptop. I've looked at Glyph, LaCie, Western Digital,
and others. 7200 RPM drives all of them, comparable chip sets, etc. Size
for size, Glyphs are more expensive than any of the other manufacturer's
drives. I read a lot of the magazines and they mention the Glyphs like
they are the Holy Grail. Are they really worth paying more for them,
spec for spec, than I would for say, a Western Digital drive?
If it makes a difference, I'll not be powering the drives from the
laptop's Firewire port, as it's only a 4 wire port, which doesn't have
the power hook-up in it. So it'll be using something with a brick or
internal power supply.
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de Jack N2MPU FN20
Modeling the NYC and NYNH&H in HO and CP Rail and D&H in N
Proud NRA member
hard drive for my laptop. I've looked at Glyph, LaCie, Western Digital,
and others. 7200 RPM drives all of them, comparable chip sets, etc. Size
for size, Glyphs are more expensive than any of the other manufacturer's
drives. I read a lot of the magazines and they mention the Glyphs like
they are the Holy Grail. Are they really worth paying more for them,
spec for spec, than I would for say, a Western Digital drive?
If it makes a difference, I'll not be powering the drives from the
laptop's Firewire port, as it's only a 4 wire port, which doesn't have
the power hook-up in it. So it'll be using something with a brick or
internal power supply.
--
de Jack N2MPU FN20
Modeling the NYC and NYNH&H in HO and CP Rail and D&H in N
Proud NRA member