After my laptop debacle last weekend I started really thinking about having a backup WITH ME when I travel. Sure I backup religiously when I’m at home and now even automatically with Time Machine and Time Capsule. However, if something were to go wrong on the road I would be kinda screwed. So I decided that I should have a bootable backup with me. I was already carrying a mini G-RAID which houses all my demo files. It’s a very fast drive being a RAID and all, but it’s kind of bulky and not large enough to house a complete bootable backup AND my demo files. So I wanted something with more capacity and the timing was perfect!
Introducing the NEW OWC On-The-Go 500GB External Drive
I’ve always been a fan of OWC’s On-The-Go drives and have used them for years. They just started shipping the 500GB 5400rpm version. So I got one. This drive connects via Firewire 800/400 or USB 2.0. They provide a neat little carrying case, all the cables as well as a power supply if needed. I usually run on Firewire 800 bus powered, so I have a stack of these power supplies collecting dust. I partitioned the drive into two partitions. One to equal the size of my main boot drive and the rest for my demo and other misc. files. I used SuperDuper! to do the clone last night and all is well. Granted, this drive is only 5400 rpms (as opposed to 7200 rpms) and it’s not a RAID, however, it’s smaller in physical size and should still work out just fine for my needs. Oh and yes, I did label the drive too 🙂
The OWC 500GB On-The-Go drive goes for $360.
Sounds like a plan!
I back up to a 1 TB drive and to a 1 TB drive on my server off site. I can access my server drive online at anytime.
You bought one, but I see two in the photo. Are they multiplying? ;^)
I use OWC for almost all my hardware, RAM, internal hard drives & of course the desktop external drives. A month after PSW Las Vegas last year, I started labeling all my equipment because one of my pocket drive with card reader in one got stolen. It had all my PSW & Vegas shots on it that weren’t backed up. Now I make sure I back up on a regular basis. I also have to go back to PSW Vegas to recapture all those exciting moments. Glad you got your laptop back in one piece. I felt your pain as I was reading your post. Unfortunately something awful has to happen in order for us to make a change for the better.
I have a Mini G Raid and it says there are 64 gigs left on it, but when i try to log and capture, it says that all the disc space is used up.
is it locked? It doesn’t look like it.
how can i unlock it?