Kanguru external hard drive questions

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Does anyone have a Kanguru Quicksilver external hard drive? This is the
url which describes it:

http://www.kanguru.com/comboquicksilver.html

There is also the older model:

http://www.kanguru.com/35portable.html

The older model is hotswappable and they say it's 'Multi Interface.'

Why would the newer quicksilver model be better? The older model only
goes up to 250 gig. The newer model goes up to 500 gig. The newer one
seems cheaper because they include the cables. With the older model,
one has to buy the cables separately.

Under the specifications, they say the older model is hotswappable
while they don't say that about the newer quicksilver model. What is
the in depth definition of 'hotswappable'??? Would the newer model have
to be rebooted when it was switched to another computer or after it was
unplugged? Aren't there problems when an external hard drive has to be
rebooted many times?

They say the older model is 'Multi-Interface.' They don't say that
about the new quicksilver model. What do they really mean by
'Multi-Interface'???

The new model says it has "Newly Designed Alloy Case allows for better
heat dissipation." Is that a real advantage or not?

They say the newer model includes "NTI Backup NOW 4 software." Isn't
that software rotten? I've heard bad things about it.

Is another brand of external hard drive better?

Sorry for the simple questions. There is a great deal I do not know.
I'm 18. I'm a senior in high school. If anyone could help me, I would
very much appreciate it.

Christine
 
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Under the specifications, they say the older model is hotswappable
while they don't say that about the newer quicksilver model. What is
the in depth definition of 'hotswappable'???
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hotswapable - the OS will catch up a new device and you will be able to
access this HDD without rebooting. When you connect hdd via usb the "new
hardware found" will pop-up next to your windows clock. Your both devices
are hotwsapable.

Would the newer model have
to be rebooted when it was switched to another computer or after it was
unplugged?
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No, I don't think so.

Aren't there problems when an external hard drive has to be
rebooted many times?
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No, no problems.

They say the older model is 'Multi-Interface.' They don't say that
about the new quicksilver model. What do they really mean by
'Multi-Interface'???
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It supports 4 interfaces - USB ,fireware, PCMCIA and parallel
 
What is the in depth definition of 'hotswappable'???

When you have a fault tolerant system, redundant components can be
replaced/swapped without powering off and affecting running system. Those
components must have special power and operational features to allow
hotswapping.
 
Peter said:
When you have a fault tolerant system, redundant components can be
replaced/swapped without powering off and affecting running system. Those
components must have special power and operational features to allow
hotswapping.
Click to expand...

There have been machines with hotswap processors even.

Saw a demo of a Tandem at Unix Expo once. Machine had a stack of terminals
connected to it with the output of some computation or other scrolling buy.
Scantily clad model opens up the case and starts pulling boards out and
tossing them on the floor. Machine is still up. When she has half the
boards out she puts them all back and pulls the other half out and tosses
them on the floor. Thing is still up. Put all the boards back in and
closed the door and got about ten minutes further into her spiel and the OS
crashed. Welcome to the wonderful world of high-reliability computing.
 
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