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Hi guys, im in the process of buying a new external hard drive and I'm in a pickle...
I dont want to spent apple money on Time machines so im looking for a cheaper alternative.
ive found Western Digital My Book Live 3Tb, and i like the look of it because of the Wifi features but i don't think there is a usb port on the back so... if i decide to take the unit round a friends house does this mean i can connect the hard drive directly to the mac/pc with an ethernet cable and what are the speed differences between ethernet and USB 2.0?
I dont want to spent apple money on Time machines so im looking for a cheaper alternative.
ive found Western Digital My Book Live 3Tb, and i like the look of it because of the Wifi features but i don't think there is a usb port on the back so... if i decide to take the unit round a friends house does this mean i can connect the hard drive directly to the mac/pc with an ethernet cable and what are the speed differences between ethernet and USB 2.0?