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Apple Computing Products:
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External hard drive with MacBook Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1796478" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I'm confused. Nobody said that anywhere. You said I said any UPS will do as long as there is capacity for it. I told you in Post #3 You then said in Post #5Now I don't know if there is a USB powered 8TB drive anywhere, but if there is, and you get it, then you don't need a UPS for the drive as it will take the power from the laptop, which has a battery in it. The MBP will manage the power so that if the battery starts to get really low, it will start to shut down to make sure that nothing is lost when the battery goes out completely. When the MBP is plugged into the mains, the battery in the laptop will recharge. If the mains suddenly dies, the battery in the MBP will then take over and keep everything going with no interruptions. That would include any USB powered drives.</p><p></p><p>But if you get a mains powered drive, then you should get a UPS to power the drive as it will NOT draw power from the laptop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1796478, member: 396914"] I'm confused. Nobody said that anywhere. You said I said any UPS will do as long as there is capacity for it. I told you in Post #3 You then said in Post #5Now I don't know if there is a USB powered 8TB drive anywhere, but if there is, and you get it, then you don't need a UPS for the drive as it will take the power from the laptop, which has a battery in it. The MBP will manage the power so that if the battery starts to get really low, it will start to shut down to make sure that nothing is lost when the battery goes out completely. When the MBP is plugged into the mains, the battery in the laptop will recharge. If the mains suddenly dies, the battery in the MBP will then take over and keep everything going with no interruptions. That would include any USB powered drives. But if you get a mains powered drive, then you should get a UPS to power the drive as it will NOT draw power from the laptop. [/QUOTE]
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