[ale] One Touch Backup Drives

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Geoffrey wrote:

> I've got three external Maxtor 'one touch' drives.  I've never messed 
> with the 'one touch' button, but I do use them to back my boxes up. 
> They all three have both usb and firewire ports and either work fine 
> with Linux.
> 


If you have (or get) a Western Digital MyBook be sure to check and see
if your unit is part of the firewire cable replacement that they are
doing.  got my new cable in the mail a week ago.  never had any problems.