backup devices/mass storage

[davidd]

Following on from the ghost thread. I'm in the market for a USB2 or a firewire external hard drive. We'll need to be able to boot the laptop from a CD (no FDD) read the external device and be able to use ghost or whatever.

We'll need about 120GB.

any ideas??

D.

[kanes]

Maxtors models have got pretty good reviews

Their external ones have firewire and USB in most cases

[ehasler]

I've just ordered an Iomega 120GB drive, which comes with Ghost and some other backup software.

Also Lacie do some nice ones (200/250GB), but they are a bit more expensive.

[theexcession]

ehasler said:

I've just ordered an Iomega 120GB drive, which comes with Ghost and some other backup software. Also Lacie do some nice ones (200/250GB), but they are a bit more expensive.

Wahhhhhhhh! - cancel your order!!!! - Iomega suck big style - we tried using Iomega years ago and had nothing but problems with their stuff, there were hosts of users in various forums constantly complaining about their equipment and after sales support.

I wonder if they managed to get their sh1t together but from past experience I would never recommend them, especially with the prevalence of other options now.

Ex

[ehasler]

Too late!

It's in the post...

[davidd]

ehasler said:

Too late! It's in the post...

can I ask how much and where from?

D.

[ehasler]

I got it from www.dabs.com

Price was about £150 + VAT

They do quite a few different types of external drive:

www.dabs.com/products/product-locator.asp?lstep=3&c_id=6&t_id=735

[davidd]

Right so how big do with think a ghost image of XP pro with office xp will be. Assume standard installs!

I can turn compression right up.

D.