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On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 14:05 +0100, Anthony Williams wrote: > On 28/07/10 13:54, Paul Sutton wrote: > > 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. > > I've got quite a few Western Digital USB disks of varying sizes (160Gb, > 320Gb and 1Tb), and they all work fine with linux. I've never had a > problem with them. The smaller ones are powered directly from the USB > (WD Passport), my 1Tb disk is powered off a separate mains adapter. > Thats certainly worth bearing in mind when you want a smaller 2.5" external drive, some like my Western Digital are powered off a single short USB lead. Others like a Toshiba have a split USB lead that needs two USB connectors to get enough power. -- 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