[ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Thanks Scott. Good to know.

C.Thomas

On 10/24/2011 1:20 PM, Scott Castaline wrote:
> On 10/24/2011 10:26 AM, Ron Frazier wrote:
>> Courtney
>>
>> In regard to a fast small (mechanical) hard drive, the Seagate Momentus
>> XT SSD Hybrid drive is nice.  (See my next reply regarding HDD vs
>> Flash.)  The part number I'm going to mention is a 2.5" model, has a 4
>> GB SSD cache, has a 7200 RPM spindle, will fit nicely into a compact USB
>> enclosure, carries a 5 year warranty, has a SATA interface, and 500 GB
>> capacity.  I literally use this as the main drive on two of my laptops,
>> and dual boot between Windows and Linux.  Note that, at some point, your
>> speed limit is going to be the  USB connection, not the drive.  Running
>> your PC from an external USB drive, not matter what the technology, will
>> not be as fast as running the drive internally.  The part number for the
>> drive is ST95005620AS.  Note that this number is NOT on the retail box.
>> I don't know why.  If you save the boxes, like I do, you may wish to
>> write the number on the box once you get it.  This number is the one
>> that the operating system will report for the drive once it's
>> installed.  If your computer has USB v3, you'll need a USB v3 SATA
>> enclosure and cable to get maximum speed.  The internal interface for
>> the enclosure (ie SATA) must match the interface for the drive.  All but
>> the newest computers have USB v2, which is slower.  In this case, you
>> can get a USB v2 enclosure, which will probably just say USB on the
>> label.  I really like the Vantec line of enclosures, although there are
>> other good ones as well.  The enclosure box should say USB and SATA (if
>> you get a SATA HDD) and 2.5".  The nicer enclosures come with a pouch to
>> keep the drive in.  Be aware that an external USB drive usually requires
>> the use of TWO USB ports on your PC, because it has to draw extra
>> power.  The enclosures generally come with a cable where one end has two
>> plugs for this purpose.  If your PC has only one USB port, or if it has
>> two but they are spaced far apart, you may not be able to run an
>> external mechanical HDD, or you may have to run a smaller, low power drive.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
> Vantec makes a nice SATA-USB chassis that only needs 1 USB cable, but
> does use a wall mole for power.
>> On 10/24/2011 3:24 AM, Courtney Thomas wrote:
>>> Thanks for replying.
>>>
>>> Probably small size, fast and flexibility...are the most desirable
>>> qualities. I'd like to be able to expand it's capabilities later as
>>> drives keep dropping in price and size.
>>>
>>> What would be the fastest small drive ? I don't plan on it initially
>>> being a main repository of data but don't want to so confine myself that
>>> I wind up soon replacing.
>>>
>>> This seems a bit nebulous but quite so  :-)   That's why I'm asking.
>>>
>>> Appreciatively,
>>>
>>> C.Thomas
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/23/2011 9:39 AM, Richard Faulkner wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the most important feature of the OS? Security? Media support?
>>>> Something basic or something w/everything not nailed down?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> *From*: Richard Bronosky<Richard at Bronosky.com
>>>> <mailto:Richard%20Bronosky%20%3cRichard at Bronosky.com%3e>>
>>>> *Reply-to*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
>>>> *To*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org
>>>> <mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale at ale.org%3e>>
>>>> *Subject*: Re: [ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?
>>>> *Date*: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:02:53 -0400
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How much storage do you need? Could a flash drive work? 32G or 64G?
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 23, 2011 8:27 AM, "Courtney Thomas"
>>>> <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net<mailto:courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        I'd like to carry a portable Linux USB HD installation for traveling
>>>>        with my laptop and would appreciate suggestions, not only for which
>>>>        Linux flavor but also which drive.
>>>>
>>>>        Thanks,
>>>>        C.Thomas
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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