external harddrive

Heya i would like to buy an external hardrive for my ibook G3 10.3.9


does anyone know what will work or is this will work:
LG GSA-E60L 20x DVDRW/RAM External + Lightscribe ?

thanks for your help

x

I think the iBook G3 has Firewire and USB 1.1, so be really careful about what you buy - make sure it has Firewire. USB 1.1 is very slow!

This would be a better option

As for a HDD, any Firewire HDD should be fine

cheers, It has USB 2.0,
how do you check if it has firewire?

( i am rubbish at computers)

HannahHm said:

cheers, It has USB 2.0,
how do you check if it has firewire?

( i am rubbish at computers)

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It definitely does have firewire, but I am almost 100% certain the iBook G3 does not have USB 2.0. The USB 1 port looks identical to the USB 2.0 port, but it's a lot slower.

The iBook G4 was the 1st laptop to have USB 2.0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook_G3

Either way, on an older machine, you're far better off getting a Firewire based external HDD and DVD writer, as it will be quicker and less of a burden on your system.