Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-PoweredExternal Drives
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon Feb 2 13:02:58 2009
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Thank, Leo.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "leowesson" <leowesson@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 
2.0-PoweredExternal Drives


> Jim,
>
> I use them to transfer files from my laptop to my tower so they become  an 
> extra copy .
> As far as the western digital, i got one, dropped it about 1 ft and it 
> was dead.  I have never had a problem the the simpletech version.  My 
> advice, try the simpletech one instead.
>
> http://www.simpletech.com/products/storage/signature-mini
>
>
> leo wesson
> photographer/videographer
> 817.733.9157
>
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Are any of you using Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0- 
>> powered external hard drives?  If so, what are your comments on  these as 
>> to suitability for backup use, and reliability?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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