[KLUG Members] help with rsync

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>If you're using rsync to minimize data transfer then that's probably not the
>way to go.   In order for rsync to build up it's delta information to sync
>files together it has to examine both the files in their entirety.

What are the alternatives?  

There is a 100Mb switched connection between the laptop and the "server",  but
there is also ~2Gb of files and I'd like it to work within the duration of one
battery. :)