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I was considering the WD MyBook for Mac, but the reviews on Amazon are uninspiring. So I was wondering if anyone else had any suggestions. Thanks!
Need a 1 TB external hard drive for my MacBook 10.6.2...suggestions?
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Sorry, I don't understand...is "FW800" a specific model? Can you provide a link to the product you're talking about on Amazon.com, perhaps? Thanks!
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i was talking of an enclosure which has Firewire 800 connectors - La Cie has them, not sure of others. eg. when i started a transfer of files to HD using USB the advisory said 33 hours - stopped transfer and set it up with Firewire 800 and it took 44 minutes.
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Ah. Thanks. It makes sense "FW" would stand for Firewire...sorry, I sometimes need to be hit over the head with a hammer.
Why in the world don't we find Firewire on more PCs if its so much faster than USB?
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Remember the old VHS and Beta scene with videos, there is even a sort of parallel with M$ versus Apple/Amiga/Atari/etc. Probably all about advertising clout.
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I've had a 500gb Western Digital MyBook Studio drive for a few months now. Works great with my Mac and my WinXP machine. SUPER quiet and firewire 800 is the way to go! ;D
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Nice. I managed to find this on Amazon:
Amazon.com: Western Digital My Book Studio 1 TB FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDBAAJ0010HSL-NESN: Electronics
So this will work with my Mac? Would I be able to back up a Windows machine on it too, and at the same time?
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Nice drive.
Yes you can use it on both machines provided you partition it, and format in the correct format for each.
Yes you can use it on both machines provided you partition it, and format in the correct format for each.
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