[Eug-lug] hardware query...

[Ben Barrett]

I mean to say I had NO problems with using two that way...

On Dec 9, 2007 7:27 PM, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
> Curse of FUD ;)  I've used two on one system, although I think one was
> smaller than the other.
>
> ben
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> On Dec 9, 2007 7:18 PM, dooger watts <mikemcoo at efn.org> wrote:
> > Ben Barrett wrote:
> > > I get 698.46 GB via FAT32, on the 750 model, and have great luck with
> > > it.  Have heard of no problems to date with them, although most I know
> > > of are not always-on drives.  Sometimes on for days though.
> > > I've found newegg's product reviews very helpful (even for reference,
> > > when purchasing elsewhere), as their user-base has more collective
> > > experience to compare with competetive models and across product
> > > lines.
> >
> > What kool advice, to go to newegg for reviews.  Got a discount offer
> > from buy.com--but I do love/prefer newegg.
> >
> > There were a stack of reviews at buy.com--one interesting one from a mac
> > user who said one MyBook works fine, but don't try to piggyback two of
> > them on the same (mac) system or it won't recognize either one of them.
> >
> > If I ever on gawd's green earth fall for (sorry, buy) a mac, I'll
> > remember that.
> >
> > Thanx Ben,
> > m
> > >
> > > ben
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 7, 2007 1:56 PM, dooger watts <mikemcoo at efn.org> wrote:
> > >> Kool.  Just what I wanted to hear.
> > >>
> >
> >
> > >> 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
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