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| DATE | 2013-04-12 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] back up solutions
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On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:37:22AM -0700, Elfen Magix wrote:
> Terabyte USB Drives using harddrives are becoming a major problem; Apple has recalled a majority of iMacs using the 1-terabyte drive because they are failing left and right. I have to do such a call this Saturday.
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> The Mini SD would be an excellent solution for a back up. Question: does it support booting from it or a USB port from the BIOS?
The machine boots from the USB. That is how I got SuSE on it. FWIW,
I'm not worried about the OS. Just the httpd data and the home dir.
Ruben
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> --- On Fri, 4/12/13, Ruben wrote:
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> From: Ruben
> Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] back up solutions
> To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> Cc: "Elfen Magix"
> Date: Friday, April 12, 2013, 1:16 PM
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> On 04/12/2013 12:17 PM, Elfen Magix wrote:
> > There are several USB 'book' hard drives in a case, though I would not recommend them. If you are using the SSD route with CF and SD cards, you will need an adapter for the IDE, SATA, or USB Ports - which you can get from ebay for a few bucks. There are 64GB, 128GB, 256GB CF and SD cards; with the higher the capacity, the faster they tend to be.
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> > It all depends how you want to connect the device to your machine. Or you can go cheap and get a 16/32/64GB USB Thumb Drive when it goes on sale at Staples.
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> The fit/pc has a built in mini/ssd slot, which is why I was considering using it for backups.? The 256g, which is tight, is about 90 bucks.? But the tetrabyte USB drives I've used thus far have been terribly unreliable.
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> Ruben
> >
> > --- On *Thu, 4/11/13, Ruben Safir //* wrote:
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> >? ???From: Ruben Safir
> >? ???Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] back up solutions
> >? ???To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> >? ???Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 3:48 AM
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> >? ???On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 09:30:44AM -0400, Robert Menes wrote:
> >? ???> Hah! Imagine just how much video I can shoot with that in my
> >? ???camera! Let
> >? ???> the filming... COMMENCE! :)
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> >? ???I need a back up solution
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> >? ???>
> >? ???> --Robert
> >? ???> On Apr 10, 2013 12:33 AM, "Ruben Safir" > >? ???> wrote:
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> >? ???> > What do you think about this for backups? Those eternal drives
> >? ???seem
> >? ???> > unreliable.
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> >? ???> > Ruben
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> >? ???http://news.yahoo.com/lexar-announces-256gb-sd-memory-card-available-october-010047307.html
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