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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 349919" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>I am using G-Tech G-Drives, and I love them. Very fast, very reliable and with available Firewire 800. I have the 250 GB model but I know that they come in 500 GB sizes as well. The G-Drives are particularly excellent because they are fanless enclosures - so, no noise! That was important to me. </p><p></p><p>Re formatting of the drive, I would not advise FAT32. It is the worst format out there, even if it is the major one shared between Windows and Mac. It is bad because it restricts the maximum file size and because it does not support the Mac/unix security model of file owner IDs and permissions.</p><p></p><p>The trusty ext2 file system, widely deployed in Linux, is supported for both Mac and Windows, freeware support in both cases. It DOES support file ownership and permissions, as you would expect from a *nix file system. </p><p></p><p>You can get the Mac support here: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx</a></p><p></p><p>and the Windows support here: <a href="http://www.fs-driver.org" target="_blank">http://www.fs-driver.org</a></p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 349919, member: 17052"] I am using G-Tech G-Drives, and I love them. Very fast, very reliable and with available Firewire 800. I have the 250 GB model but I know that they come in 500 GB sizes as well. The G-Drives are particularly excellent because they are fanless enclosures - so, no noise! That was important to me. Re formatting of the drive, I would not advise FAT32. It is the worst format out there, even if it is the major one shared between Windows and Mac. It is bad because it restricts the maximum file size and because it does not support the Mac/unix security model of file owner IDs and permissions. The trusty ext2 file system, widely deployed in Linux, is supported for both Mac and Windows, freeware support in both cases. It DOES support file ownership and permissions, as you would expect from a *nix file system. You can get the Mac support here: [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx[/url] and the Windows support here: [url]http://www.fs-driver.org[/url] Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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