External Drives

[Hans Fugal]

On Thu, 25 May 2006 at 08:58 -0600, Nicholas Leippe wrote:
> I have a small 20GB USB powered drive (2.5").  The only problem with it is 
> that not all USB ports have sufficient power.  The USB cable has two 
> connectors so that you can plug into two ports so that it can get extra 
> power.  This is fine, and works on my desktop, but my older laptop only has 
> one port--and doesn't have enough power for it.
> 
> Might be something to consider watching out for.

Does it have a power plug also, or are you just stuck? If I did have
usb-powered I'd also want the ability to plug it into the wall.

-- 
Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net
 
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the 
right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
    -- Johann Sebastian Bach
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