[Eug-lug] hardware query...

[dooger watts]

Kool.  Just what I wanted to hear.

Have read that there's a ten percent loss off the actual 500gigs in 
formatting--but this seems pretty standard.

The advertised space on the 250 claims that, formatted, there's slightly 
MORE than 250 gigs of space, so maybe they're packing a 280gig drive in 
there--or else they're lying.

But anyhoo, I'm glad to hear there are no overheating probs.

Thanx Rachel for your prompt and thoughtful reply,
m

RK R wrote:
> I've used them a bit and they seem to work fairly well.  I've been using 
> a 500GB model for an external backup drive at a client's for about 4 
> months now without any issues.
> 
> ~Rachel
> 
> On Dec 7, 2007 12:59 PM, dooger watts <mikemcoo at efn.org 
> <mailto:mikemcoo at efn.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Just wondering if any of you rotorheads have any experience with the WD
>     MyBook external hard drive.
> 
>     They seem to get cheaper every day and I've been thinking how great it
>     would be to have a nice 250gig or so external HD to back up to.
> 
>     My experience with external drive enclosures has been that if they don't
>     have cooling fans, they overheat.  But most of the new external
>     enclosures don't seem to have cooling fans anymore.
> 
>     Any thoughts/advice, o ye maestros?
> 
>     Thanx a meg,
>     m