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From: ray on 1 Apr 2008 22:58 On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:39:13 +0000, user wrote: > Greetings > > I'm looking into a purchasing an external USB drive to put PCLinux OS on > it and the use it with a different computer to boot from it. > Should that be powered by USB or direct power is better ? What > brand/model would you recommend ? Will I have troubles using it in > Europe where power is 220V ? > > TIA > > Andy I'll add to what the others have said, briefly: USB is still rather slow. If you can afford it and your hardware will support it, get firewire.
From: Aragorn on 2 Apr 2008 03:37 user wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:25:23 +0200, Aragorn wrote: > >> user wrote: >> >>> Greetings >>> >>> I'm looking into a purchasing an external USB drive to put PCLinux OS >>> on it and the use it with a different computer to boot from it. >>> Should that be powered by USB or direct power is better ? >> >> In theory, if the PSU in your system is adequate enough, this shouldn't >> really matter, but the ones I know of all do come with their own power >> supply. The advantage of having the device use a dedicated power supply >> means less strain on your computer's power supply during boot-up. >> > > Thank you Aragorn, > glad to see you back here ! > > Take care > Andy Hey Andy, nice to see you again too! ;-) What's with the disguise? :p -- Aragorn (registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
From: andal on 5 Apr 2008 00:49 On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:37:38 +0200, Aragorn wrote: > user wrote: > >> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:25:23 +0200, Aragorn wrote: >> >>> user wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings >>>> >>>> I'm looking into a purchasing an external USB drive to put PCLinux OS >>>> on it and the use it with a different computer to boot from it. >>>> Should that be powered by USB or direct power is better ? >>> >>> In theory, if the PSU in your system is adequate enough, this >>> shouldn't really matter, but the ones I know of all do come with their >>> own power supply. The advantage of having the device use a dedicated >>> power supply means less strain on your computer's power supply during >>> boot-up. >>> >>> >> Thank you Aragorn, >> glad to see you back here ! >> >> Take care >> Andy > > Hey Andy, nice to see you again too! ;-) What's with the disguise? :p Hi Aragorn, diguise ? I guess I blew it anyway ;-) Please drop me a few words to: andrzej AT sasktel DOT net, I have lost your email while installing a new version of PCLinuxOS, with linux I'm still only a poor user, but some day I'll learn to do a better backup, maybe ;-) take care Andy
From: Aragorn on 5 Apr 2008 05:16 andal wrote: > On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:37:38 +0200, Aragorn wrote: > >> user wrote: >> >>> Thank you Aragorn, >>> glad to see you back here ! >> >> Hey Andy, nice to see you again too! ;-) What's with the disguise? :p > > Hi Aragorn, > diguise ? I guess I blew it anyway ;-) :-) > Please drop me a few words to: andrzej AT sasktel DOT net, > I have lost your email while installing a new version of PCLinuxOS, > with linux I'm still only a poor user, but some day I'll learn to do > a better backup, maybe ;-) I still had your e-mail address in my address book, but either way, a mail is on its way over to your Inbox. ;-) -- Aragorn (registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
From: user on 5 Apr 2008 18:10 On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:58:02 +0000, ray wrote: > On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:39:13 +0000, user wrote: > >> Greetings >> >> I'm looking into a purchasing an external USB drive to put PCLinux OS >> on it and the use it with a different computer to boot from it. Should >> that be powered by USB or direct power is better ? What brand/model >> would you recommend ? Will I have troubles using it in Europe where >> power is 220V ? >> >> TIA >> >> Andy > > I'll add to what the others have said, briefly: USB is still rather > slow. If you can afford it and your hardware will support it, get > firewire. thank you i'll be looking for one with both, to make sure I can connect with the comp if only usb available Andy
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