On 8/7/05, J.Underwood <J.Underwood@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am considering purchasing a USB hard drive to use with a FC4 system. I am currently considering one of the Lacie 80 GB models, and was wondering if anyone had any comments on how well supported these types of devices are with FC4? > > Cheers, > > Jonathan Hi Jonathan, Nice name ;). I would highly suggest that you consider buying a hard drive enclosure and an internal drive to go in it. I think you can get a lot more for your money that way, and you can have more control over the kind of enclosure you get. An enclosure will cost you about $30 - $40 probably and then you can use an internal drive which are generally much less expensive, especially if you don't mind rebates. I have a CompUSA USB enclosure with a 250 GB Matxor drive and it works quite well with Fedora. I'm not a fan of Maxtor or any other drive manufacturer, it was just the best deal at the time. The drive does get warm when in use, but the heat does not seem excessive. Jonathan
