Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting

-hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
 

Joel>>>>

It doesn't suck for an external drive, using an external
drive sucks as a continuous solution.

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Alan>>> Why?
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Joel>>

If I want two drives, I want them both internal.  However, since I
have no wish to dual-boot Winblows, I don't need a second drive.

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Alan>

1. That's not an answer. That's saying the same thing by different
words.
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2. Having two drives has nothing to do with whether or not you are
dual-booting.

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My observation is that it depends on what the workflow use case needs
are for if two drives are better (or needed) vs one, as well as if these
are better (or worse) served by both being internal vs
internal/external, etc.
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For example, contemplate the baseline 3-2-1 data backup strategy of
having three backup copies at all times, preferably over two mediums,
and having at least one be remote site located.  FYI, 'remote site' is
to mitigate single point failure risks such as a home fire destroying
everything. Ditto lightning strikes if all are continuously plugged in.
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So for a home user, what's the hardware solution for rotating a backup
copy to a remote site?  The main simple options today are either to:
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a) pay $$ to rent Cloud storage,
or
b) an external hard drive: unplug and sneaker-net it to the remote.
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A common trade-off on option (a) is one's ISP:  bandwidth speed
limitations and monthly quota restrictions may interfere.
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For option (b), if you want to have an internal bay instead of an
external HDD, that's fine ... but you're now looking at having to shut
down your entire PC, opening the case, and yanking out this internally
installed drive for each transfer to remote.  How frequently will
depends on your risk tolerance...a common best practice IIRC is weekly.

  In fairness, since a Mac system is unlikely to dual-boot, compared to
a PC, the hardware from Apple isn't totally terrible.  My machine
isn't really different, it just divides the SoC into different parts.
It's just that if I had some need for Windows, I would be able to
install it comfortably, or if I wanted to have a second modern drive
for some other reason.