[mdlug] Damaged Image recovery

[Aaron Kulkis]

Garry Stahl wrote:
> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> So you're saying external drive makers aren't raping
>> the customers any more?
>>
>> Last time I looked at prices of external drives, about
>> a year ago, the price difference for a 500GB was about
>> $100 between vendor-assembled and build-it-yourself.
>>   
> 
> Some have an over inflated idea of their value.  Usually the smaller the
> unit the bigger the price.  But careful shopping, no no real difference
> in price, apples to apples.  Keep in mind that the smaller units are
> using the more expensive 2.5 inch drives as well.
> 
> Of course you can over pay, but you don't have to.
> 

Typically, I buy a 2.5-inch drive and put it in a USB carrier.
Unlike thumb drives, they don't have a tendancy to get lost
or forgotten.