External USB hard drive

I wonder if people who have used such hardware under Linux could
contribute their experiences? I am interested in performance and
reliability, mostly, but also on setup simplicity. In particular, would
using such a hard drive be an appropriate medium for backups? I would be
interested for the drive to be active only when the backup is being
performed; I understand that these drives can be configured so that they
stop spinning after they have not been accessed for some time.



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