[X4U] lacie ethernet harddrives

[John Baltutis]

On 12/30/05, alexandre <mac.k at a2k.ch> wrote:
> On 30 Dec 2005, at 18:20, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:
>> On 12/30/05 8:56 AM, Jim Hurley <jhurley at infostations.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have just installed an AIrPort Extreme base station. I hadn't
>>> considered using it for transmission to an external HD until you
>>> asked this question.
>>>
>>> How does wireless transmission to the drive differ in speed from
>>> plugging directly  into my PowerBook? Roughly?
>>
>> Wireless access via AirPort Extreme is roughly 7-8 times slower
>> than wired access via FireWire.
>
> that's good to knowÖ
>
> my idea was the following: the first time i plan to back up my hd to
> external drive via usb2 (around 50gb) then do the incremental back-
> ups via ethernet.

The basic problem with backing up via USB is that for the most part, you can't
make the backup bootable; thus, you can't check it to ensure it'll work unless
you restore it. See <http://forums.bombich.com/viewtopic.php?t=5101>, for
example.

> i'm just worried about the security issuesÖ

If that's the case, dispense with using AirPort.