starkers

Join Date 05/2004

+1153

So, USB3 and Acronis Backups = Lightening Fast.

I had time to blink.... but only jus.

Okay, so I had a second 500gb Seagate Expansion portable HDD go guts up and I took it back to the point of purchase with the intention of getting a refund. Yeah, right. It was a day past the 14 day refund cutoff so I was offered another to replace it instead. "Not bloody likely," I said: "this is the second one I've brought back that's totally died, so no, I don't want another one."

With the refund policy as it was, and the sales clerk not budging, it meant I that had to select another product of equal value, or greater if I made up the difference. Anyway, I spotted this USB3 WD 1tb My Book on special for the same price, and that my mobo supports USB3 I decided to take it home for external [in addition to my internal] storage for Acronis backups.

Like WOW, what a great decision! My OS drive backup measures 66Gb and it completed in just 11 miniutes 23 seconds using the USB3 drive. It used to take well over an hour to make the first full backup to a Sata2 internal, so it is a massive saving time-wise. I also made a secondary backup of some important documents and my photo album, over 93gbs all up, and it took only 28 minutes to complete, whereas before it would take up to 3 1/2 hours or more.

Oh, if those figures seem not to add up, the OS drive is a SSD, so it's faster, and the documents/photos are on a standard SATAII HDD, and therefore slower transfer rates.

So is USB3 worth it? Sure is! I'm quite impressed.

As for the Seagate Expansion, apparently there was a bad batch that somehow managed to get through quality control. The store where I bought mine had a couple of dozen returned after I had taken my first one back. Hmmm, on the basis of that info, me thinks it was a bit rude to offer me another, then. Still, I can't complain. if my second Seagate hadn't snuffed it I most likely wouldn't have this nice you-beaut USB3 unit, right now.

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DrJBHL

Join Date 04/2002

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USB3 is unbelievably fast. Glad they didn't really rook you and that you managed to wangle/wriggle a bit.

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RedneckDude

Join Date 04/2009

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What do USB3 and Acronis Backups have to do with quick gamma correction?

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Daiwa

Join Date 07/2001

+349

RND

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Quoting RedneckDude,

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What do USB3 and Acronis Backups have to do with quick gamma correction?

Not a lot! And you can't even take off for a quick pee and get back before it's done, it's that fast.

As for quick gamma corrections, don't try them in the toilet. Take it from somebody who learned the hard way.

Let's just say the vibrations are intense and will affect your aim.

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Cheers for the info, Starkers. I looked the USB3 WD My Books up on Amazon and I was expecting them to be a spicy meatball price wise, but they're really pretty reasonable, so I might invest in a 2TB one for my next rig. I think I'll give Acronis a miss though. Whilst I was on Amazon I figured I may as well give it a look, and the ratings are completely gash for the 2011 home version.

Quoting starkers,

reply 4

Let's just say the vibrations are intense and will affect your aim.

If men could aim when they pee, they wouldn't need to put the seat up, would they?

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Quoting Starcandy,

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I think I'll give Acronis a miss though. Whilst I was on Amazon I figured I may as well give it a look, and the ratings are completely gash for the 2011 home version.

I have Acronis Home 2010 and have not had an issue with it... 'cept on occasion I'd have to fix the MBR when installed on a regular HDD. Apparently it had something to do with the Windows built in defrag screwing with the Acronis boot recovery . Doesn't happen with the SSD, though, as auto defrag is turned off. Dunno if you can still get the 2010 version, but it'd be worth a look to see if you can... maybe on disc from a local PC store, perhaps.

Quoting Starcandy,

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If men could aim when they pee, they wouldn't need to put the seat up, would they?

And why they get into trouble for not putting it back down again.

Hehe, I never have that problem.... too fricking lazy to lift it up in the first place.

Nah, but years ago I had this toilet with a wall you could write on with a felt marker and it'd wipe of later with ease. Yup, you guessed it, I used to write various gems on the toilet walls for the amusement... often the amazement of others....

~ It's no use standing on the seat

The crabs in here can jump 10 feet.

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~ Some come to shit and stink

Others come to sit and think

Me... I come to scratch my balls

And write crap on the shithouse walls.

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~ Another, in quite small text: While you've been reading this sign... you managed to pee on your hush puppies.

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~ The Management Aims to Keep This Convenience Clean

Your Aim Will Help.

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~ This is NOT a Gold Mine

Please Do NOT Leave Nuggets on the Seat.

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~ If You're Done & There's No Paper, Please Call Out

We Could Certainly Use The Laugh.

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~ Beware!!! The Piranha Will Bite if You Try to Retrieve Something You Accidentally Dropped In.

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~ Beware!!! Please Do NOT Sit Too Long. It Was A Neighbourhood Fad Some Years Ago to Keep Pet Alligators.

Unfortunately, many were flushed in the sewers when their owners tired of them.

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~ Anything Heavier than 5kg MUST Be Lowered By Block & Tackle.

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And an old fave I used to like doing in public toilets where there's a gap under the door...

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Right at the bottom of the door I'd Write: "Beware of Limbo Dancers."

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Uvah

Join Date 05/2006

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Lantec

Join Date 07/2003

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As for the Seagate Expansion, apparently there was a bad batch that somehow managed to get through quality control.

That's been my experience with every Seagate I've bought in the last 10 years.....finally decided not to buy them no matter how cheap they are.

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Jafo

Join Date 01/0001

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Sign on the toilet walls at RMIT [Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology] in 1972 .... "Flush Twice. It's a long way to the Cafe".

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Quoting Lantec,

reply 8

As for the Seagate Expansion, apparently there was a bad batch that somehow managed to get through quality control.

That's been my experience with every Seagate I've bought in the last 10 years.....finally decided not to buy them no matter how cheap they are.

Yeah, the issue I had was with the self-powered portable drives, and no, I'll never buy another.

Thing is, we have a couple of 2Tb Seagate Expansions [powered] and we've not had a problem with either... touch wood. I've had more trouble with Western Digitals in recent times... a couple of 500Gb internals and one external one. The external one, however, it turned out to be the 12v power pack at fault. The drive kept disappearing from 'My Computer', but I read a forum post regarding the issue and it stopped when I swapped to a spare generic brand one that I had.

Quoting Jafo,

reply 9

Sign on the toilet walls at RMIT [Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology] in 1972 .... "Flush Twice. It's a long way to the Cafe".

Yeah, that, or something similar, is a toilet wall regular at many establishments which cater to workers/students/inmates.

~ Please Visit Regularly: The Hospital Kitchen Needs the Ingredients

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~ Please Observe All Hygiene Rules To Make Life Easier For Kitchen Staff

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~ Welcome to the QUT Recycling Plant: Here Today, The Cafeteria Tomorrow

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~ Notice to ALL Cafeteria Patrons: Please Be Careful Before Swallowing, I Just Lost My Wedding Ring Down The Shitter.

Reward for Finder

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~ If You Need To Flush Twice, The Block & Tackle Rule Should Have Been Applied.

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~ Due to Recent Toilet Vandalism, A Hidden Camera Has Been Installed in a Bid to Catch the Culprits

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