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Firstly, I need to upgrade the memory - how is this done on the iMac? What is the exact type of memory needed for this machine to get it up to 256MB?
I have just purchased MAC OS 10.3 Panther for the computer - I presume this can be installed with no loss of any data on the computer?
Lastly, I need a decent backup solution for him. He has around 50 Gigs of digital photographs that need backing up in case of a hard drive failure. Which is the best backup solution for the mac?
Whatever it is - the backup solution must be external as I don't fancy fiddling/removing/replacing the cd drive slot on his machine. Unless it's incredibly easy....
A Omega Rev drive? A DVD Writer (can you do dual layer DVDs on the Apple Mac?) or an external hard disk? (worried that might crash too!)
Any help or suggestions will be most appreciated :) Thanks.
[apple.com.au ]
(Looks like Panther should support the iMac fine if you upgrade the RAM.)
[lowendmac.com ]
Since there are a bunch of different computers all called "iMacs" you can use this site to find out what exactly you've got and how it can be upgraded.
Now, any backup solutions?
That's what I use and it REALLY easy to drag an entire folder with 50GBS of files to it.
if he got a DVD writer he would have to burn about about a dozen DVDs just to back up those files.
If he gets a Maxtor One-Touch, it comes with Retrospect and all he has to do is press ONE BUTTON and it automagically backs up the entire drive. The first time it takes awhile because it does the whole thing, the next time, its much faster because it only backs up the files that have changed.
If you make the backup process easy and painless he will do it more often.
I would also recommend getting more than a total of 256MB of RAM. You would not believe the difference that 512 makes in OSX.
50 Gigs of digital photographs that need backing up
Might a 60 Gb iPod Photo be an option here? It would be more than a backup solution, but could double as one.
(I just reckon anyone with 50Gb of photos might be interested in a gadget like this one.)
microcars - thanks for the drive tip... Sounds perfect for him, one touch to backup. Simple...
one touch to backup. Simple...
We use a E-Z Quest Hard drive with firewire - it perfect as I can take it with me with everything ready to go if I need to work remotely and use it as a storage before files are burnt to CD. We also make a daily back up using one of these [google.com]
You would not believe the difference that 512 makes in OSX.
So true :)
