[P1] My Xmas stupid question

[Harry Corsover]

I have an ClubMac 40 GB external USB drive. I have found the USB 
connection to be flaky (i.e., almost half the time, I get an I/O error, 
and have to do whatever I've been doing (I use it only for backup) over 
again. I'm in the process of setting up a new 15" AlBook, and soon will 
be in a position to sell both the USB drive and the clamshell 366 SE 
(no FireWire) iBook.

While I'll be willing to sell the drive to you (it cost me about $200 
new), I can't say that I recommend USB external drives. I think USB 1 
is fine for peripherals like a keyboard and mouse, but too slow and 
flaky for something like a hard drive.

On Dec 8, 2003, at 1:51 PM, John Paul Moore wrote:

> My daughter has filled up her ibook with mp3s, has asked for a digital 
> camera for Xmas, and clearly needs more storage. I thought it would be 
> simple enough to find an external usb hard drive for her clamshell, 
> but all the ones available are usb 2 and the kid as OfficeMax says a 
> usb 2 device will not work with her ibook's usb 1 port (and Mac OS 
> 9.2). Is this true? And if it is, has anyone got suggestions for 
> external hard drive capacity for clamshells?  She is burning off some 
> of her songs onto cds, but she wants all that music available in her 
> itunes and without more storage will have no place to put her new 
> digital photos.
>
> TIA for your help. Daddy Santa
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