MkIII_Supra
08-01-2003, 07:50 PM
Okay here is the deal, I have a Linux only desktop at home and I have a dual boot laptop. The desktop was my primary system for connecting to the internet and that was the primary reason I kept it around. 3 day's ago I managed to get the HSF software modem to function with my SuSE 8.2 laptop! Yay team! Finally something that works after the first try. Anyhow, now that I have successfully managed to get my laptop to connect to the internet with the modem, I find that the only other reason I keep the desktop around is for the drive capacity that it has over my laptop.
Currently my desktop has about 60GB or so of storage. And I have an extra 20GB (internal IDE, UDMA-66) available should I ever need it. Now my laptop has to be a dual boot, I develop win apps for work so gotta have it, and I still can't get my Linux to connect to the VPN although I am closer now with the laptop! And there are a few things that I still need the W2K for that Linux can't do because of the proprietary formats involved. Anyhow, I thought about buying a bigger internal hard drive but darn those things are expensive for a laptop! So I started to look at external hard drives and I see that as a viable solution.
So here is what I have for my laptop specs:
15.1" XGA LCD (Max 1024x768 resolution)
Pentium 4 1.7Ghz CPU (upgradeable to 2.0Ghz)
256 MB DDR RAM (upgradeable to 512MB)
Black body with Silver lining
Built-in touch pad, 2 button mouse and scroll button for easier navigation)
20 GB Hard Drive
Combo drive, 8X DVD-ROM & 12X8X24 CDRW (can have CD-ROM or DVD-ROM or CDRW drive instead)
Windows XP preinstalled ? I deleted this as soon as I got it and installed Win2K and Linux!
4 USB 2.0 ports
56K modem connection
10/100 RJ45 network connection
Universal security lock (fits most Kensington security cables)
1 parallel port, 1 VGA port (for external monitor), 1 S-Video out connection, 1 Ir connection port,
1394 Firewire port
So armed with that information, and the fact that I am running a SuSE 8.2 personal (dual boot) which external drive(s) would you recommend and why?
I want to free some space in my house and since I work on my laptop and I am closer to getting it to connect to the VPN than the desktop, and the fact that it takes up little space and I can work anywhere with my laptop and I would like to have access to all my family pictures yada, yada. Why keep the dinosaur desktop around? Maybe in the future I will rebuild and re-load for my daughter when she is 10. Either way I feel that my idea with the laptop is the way to go. I am already looking into smaller and more efficient printers so I can replace both my HP DeskJet 600 and my HP LaserJet III.
Currently my desktop has about 60GB or so of storage. And I have an extra 20GB (internal IDE, UDMA-66) available should I ever need it. Now my laptop has to be a dual boot, I develop win apps for work so gotta have it, and I still can't get my Linux to connect to the VPN although I am closer now with the laptop! And there are a few things that I still need the W2K for that Linux can't do because of the proprietary formats involved. Anyhow, I thought about buying a bigger internal hard drive but darn those things are expensive for a laptop! So I started to look at external hard drives and I see that as a viable solution.
So here is what I have for my laptop specs:
15.1" XGA LCD (Max 1024x768 resolution)
Pentium 4 1.7Ghz CPU (upgradeable to 2.0Ghz)
256 MB DDR RAM (upgradeable to 512MB)
Black body with Silver lining
Built-in touch pad, 2 button mouse and scroll button for easier navigation)
20 GB Hard Drive
Combo drive, 8X DVD-ROM & 12X8X24 CDRW (can have CD-ROM or DVD-ROM or CDRW drive instead)
Windows XP preinstalled ? I deleted this as soon as I got it and installed Win2K and Linux!
4 USB 2.0 ports
56K modem connection
10/100 RJ45 network connection
Universal security lock (fits most Kensington security cables)
1 parallel port, 1 VGA port (for external monitor), 1 S-Video out connection, 1 Ir connection port,
1394 Firewire port
So armed with that information, and the fact that I am running a SuSE 8.2 personal (dual boot) which external drive(s) would you recommend and why?
I want to free some space in my house and since I work on my laptop and I am closer to getting it to connect to the VPN than the desktop, and the fact that it takes up little space and I can work anywhere with my laptop and I would like to have access to all my family pictures yada, yada. Why keep the dinosaur desktop around? Maybe in the future I will rebuild and re-load for my daughter when she is 10. Either way I feel that my idea with the laptop is the way to go. I am already looking into smaller and more efficient printers so I can replace both my HP DeskJet 600 and my HP LaserJet III.