BackUp alternatives

I've been burned in the past, it's only a matter of time. Floppies are obsolete. What to do?

My laptop isn't huge, only total of 6Gb in 2 partitions.

Criteria:

• USB interface (simpler than dealing with the extension module to hit the other ports) (hmmm, does my machine handle USB v2?)

• can attack/unattach without restarting

• supports copying standard files, not just closed archive format

• software to mirror partition, plus ability to just backup a given folder

Possibilities:

• iPod, other mp3 disks

  • Archos [AV340] mp3/video, 40Gb, $560

  • eDigital Odyssey

• http://maxtor.com/en/products/external/personal_storage_5000/personal_storage_5000le/index.htm $200 for 80MB

• http://www.smartdisk.com/ http://store.yahoo.com/smartdiskstore/usb20hardriv.html 80Gb/$200

• Universal Buslink 80Gb/$170

• http://www.pocketec.net/catalog.taf?f=products&cat=PHD 40Gb, $269

• http://www.micro-solutions.com backpack

• http://www.simpletech.com/ 60Gb/$400

• http://www.ezq.com/

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