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External hard drive dilemma - any help please?
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<blockquote data-quote="holmesy76" data-source="post: 937102" data-attributes="member: 130311"><p><strong>Hello Mac World. I am looking for your help and a solution.</strong> I am relatively stupid in terms with most things technical. Basically I am looking to network 2 computers via ethernet for a graphic design enterprise and both of those computers need to be able to open and read and write the same files on an external hard drive. I need to do this cheaply so cannot afford a designated server costing $$$$'s. I am wondering if my only solution is to buy an external 1TB hard drive and switch(?) and connect that hard drive/switch(?) to both my computers via ethernet? Is this sensible or is there a better faster way to do this?</p><p></p><p><em>Thanks - please accept my apologies for what may seem an obvious question</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holmesy76, post: 937102, member: 130311"] [B]Hello Mac World. I am looking for your help and a solution.[/B] I am relatively stupid in terms with most things technical. Basically I am looking to network 2 computers via ethernet for a graphic design enterprise and both of those computers need to be able to open and read and write the same files on an external hard drive. I need to do this cheaply so cannot afford a designated server costing $$$$'s. I am wondering if my only solution is to buy an external 1TB hard drive and switch(?) and connect that hard drive/switch(?) to both my computers via ethernet? Is this sensible or is there a better faster way to do this? [I]Thanks - please accept my apologies for what may seem an obvious question[/I] [/QUOTE]
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