Partition benefits . . .

[Jim Sims]

On May 8, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

>
> That said, I also carry an external FireWire drive.  The FireLite  
> series from SmartDisk are ultra-tiny (just over 3" long), weigh  
> next to nothing, with a rounded form factor that slips in an out of  
> a backpack pocket very easily.  They're powered by the FW  
> connection, so they need no additional power source or cabling  
> other than the included FW cable.

I have one also - beautiful product.

However, I use Superduper to back up with and the Firelite cannot
act as a boot drive. Works great otherwise.

Can you boot from yours Richard?

My main backup is an OWC Mercury - fantastic machine.

Jim Sims
Custom Software Development
www.EZPZapps.com