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Hey guys. So first off im a kid going to college next year and I just purchased the new MBP retina. I know a good ammount about computers and this is not my first mac. I need three things.
1) I need a back up hard drive. I want it to be around 500gb. I'm broke after the $2200 computer, so cheap is good. USB 2.0 is okay but 3.0 or thunderbolt would be good if its affordable. So basically im just looking for a drive thats easy to use and mac compatable.
2) I will probably need to use ethernet in my dorm so I will most likely but the converter. Are there any 3rd party ones that are less then apple?
3) Since I believe that many proffesors willl require us to install software im looking for a external USB drive. I'd rather not pay the hefty price of apple's. I would liek one that does the same thing and only reqires one USB port.
Links would be great, but any response is greatly apprechiated.
Thanks
1) I need a back up hard drive. I want it to be around 500gb. I'm broke after the $2200 computer, so cheap is good. USB 2.0 is okay but 3.0 or thunderbolt would be good if its affordable. So basically im just looking for a drive thats easy to use and mac compatable.
2) I will probably need to use ethernet in my dorm so I will most likely but the converter. Are there any 3rd party ones that are less then apple?
3) Since I believe that many proffesors willl require us to install software im looking for a external USB drive. I'd rather not pay the hefty price of apple's. I would liek one that does the same thing and only reqires one USB port.
Links would be great, but any response is greatly apprechiated.
Thanks