external hard drive

suwee30 · suwee30 #1 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 12:22 PM

i need a 320GB external hard drive to back up my mac. any brands that are better than others?

McBie · McBie #2 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 01:00 PM

Get a Seagate or a Western Digital and you will be good.

Cheers ... McBie

Mr. Drums · Mr. Drums #3 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 01:01 PM

Any is good - Iomega, Seagae, etc....they are all the same, just get the cheapest one you can get that meets your specs. Don't spend a fortune.

osxx · osxx #4 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 02:39 PM

Another vote for WD.

Sawday · Sawday #5 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 04:21 PM

We're a three mac household and have a Freecom, WD Studio 2 and Iomega between us. No problems to report from any.

MacInWin · MacInWin #6 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 04:48 PM

I have Seagate externals. One is a 1T, partitioned into two 500G spaces. The only problem with it is that it goes to sleep after 60 seconds, which means that I have to wait for the spinning beach ball to go away when I want to open/save a file because somehow the entire directory structure has to be online and active before you can do that. It's an annoyance that is documented here. I've tried what was recommended but the drive still spins down after 60 seconds of inactivity. Other than that, it's a good unit.

toMACsh · toMACsh #7 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 05:09 PM

What does anyone think about Vantec?

suwee30 · suwee30 #8 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 08:36 PM

thanks to all for the input...i have a 2 GB 667 MHz memory...how much do you think i will need for a backup? i've only used 148GB of my memory on this computer.

TechieJustin · TechieJustin #9 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 12:44 AM

What? No votes for Hitachi? The brand Apple uses in their MBPs...

OnceYouGoMac · OnceYouGoMac #10 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McBie

Get a Seagate or a Western Digital and you will be good.

Cheers ... McBie

I concur.

iNAP · iNAP #11 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 01:51 AM

I go with Lacie from Apple have for years, no problems I have 3 externals (All Lacies)

chas_m · chas_m #12 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iNAP

I go with Lacie from Apple have for years, no problems I have 3 externals (All Lacies)

Just to clarify this, Apple doesn't make LaCie drives. You mean you bought them from Apple.

iNAP · iNAP #13 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas_m

Just to clarify this, Apple doesn't make LaCie drives. You mean you bought them from Apple.

Exactly
I have faith in them simply BECAUSE apple sells them

Sawday · Sawday #14 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suwee30

thanks to all for the input...i have a 2 GB 667 MHz memory...how much do you think i will need for a backup? i've only used 148GB of my memory on this computer.

You are confusing memory with Disk Space. The 2Gb 667 Mhz bears no relation to the size of hard disk you need, nor does the amount of disk space (not memory!) that you have left. Just how big is your existing disk - allow at least double that for your backup disk.

McBie #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 26, 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,290 Mac Specs: 2013 MBA 13" - 10.9.3 & iPad - iOS 5.1	03-07-2010, 01:00 PM Get a Seagate or a Western Digital and you will be good. Cheers ... McBie A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude towards the problem. You understand ?
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Sawday #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Location: York, UK Posts: 996 Mac Specs: 24" Aluminium, 2.8 GHz, 4Gb RAM. iPad2, iPhone4	03-07-2010, 04:21 PM We're a three mac household and have a Freecom, WD Studio 2 and Iomega between us. No problems to report from any. Happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you get.
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suwee30 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2010 Posts: 25	03-07-2010, 12:22 PM i need a 320GB external hard drive to back up my mac. any brands that are better than others?
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Member Since: Jan 19, 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 4,638 Mac Specs: 09 MBP 8GB ram 500GB HD OS 10.9 32B iPad 4 32GB iPhone 5 iOs7 2TB TC Apple TV3	03-07-2010, 02:39 PM Another vote for WD.
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Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 2,065 Mac Specs: 2011 MBP, 2008 iMac, iPhone 4S, iPad (Retina), 13" MBP and MacMini	03-07-2010, 04:48 PM I have Seagate externals. One is a 1T, partitioned into two 500G spaces. The only problem with it is that it goes to sleep after 60 seconds, which means that I have to wait for the spinning beach ball to go away when I want to open/save a file because somehow the entire directory structure has to be online and active before you can do that. It's an annoyance that is documented here. I've tried what was recommended but the drive still spins down after 60 seconds of inactivity. Other than that, it's a good unit.
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Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,438 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	03-07-2010, 05:09 PM What does anyone think about Vantec?
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Member Since: Jan 27, 2010 Posts: 25	03-07-2010, 08:36 PM thanks to all for the input...i have a 2 GB 667 MHz memory...how much do you think i will need for a backup? i've only used 148GB of my memory on this computer.
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Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 298 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15"	03-08-2010, 12:44 AM What? No votes for Hitachi? The brand Apple uses in their MBPs...
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Member Since: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 1,804	03-08-2010, 01:51 AM I go with Lacie from Apple have for years, no problems I have 3 externals (All Lacies)
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