Randy, I'm very interested in knowing about DIY solutions. Recommend away! Thanks, Mark On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 12:56 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote: > > On Jul 21, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Mark Taintor wrote: > >> I'm looking to buy backup hard drives for my 3 college age children >> who all have Mac laptops. Any recommendations for good drives for >> them? I'm thinking in the 160 - 200 GB range. > > If you are good with a screwdriver and you are willing to put together > your own external hard drive (which is so easy that I've known 80-year > old grandmothers to do it), you can have a premium one for about $70 > to $80. If you are interested, let me know and I'll recommend a case > kit and a drive to put in it. > > ___________________________________________ > Randy B. Singer > Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) > > Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance > http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html > ___________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > X-Newbies mailing list > X-Newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-newbies