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my new MBP retina
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1418673" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>I am very partial to Western Digital drives. Do know this though, there is no such thing as a Mac compatible drive no matter what the box says. I always buy just normal PC drives. The ones with Mac on the box are way more $$$.</p><p></p><p>I am not a fan of USB with networking. If you can, get the Apple one as I believe that plugs into the Thunderbolt port. Yes I know USB 3 is a lot faster than 2 but it still has some issues USB has always had. Up to you but if you get the Apple dongle, you know it will for sure work.</p><p></p><p>You can get pretty much any external DVD drive but on Optical drives, be sure they will work with OSX. My friend has a Plextor USB external DVD R/W and loves it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I44BRW/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I44BRW/?tag=macforums0e4-20</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1418673, member: 8287"] I am very partial to Western Digital drives. Do know this though, there is no such thing as a Mac compatible drive no matter what the box says. I always buy just normal PC drives. The ones with Mac on the box are way more $$$. I am not a fan of USB with networking. If you can, get the Apple one as I believe that plugs into the Thunderbolt port. Yes I know USB 3 is a lot faster than 2 but it still has some issues USB has always had. Up to you but if you get the Apple dongle, you know it will for sure work. You can get pretty much any external DVD drive but on Optical drives, be sure they will work with OSX. My friend has a Plextor USB external DVD R/W and loves it. [URL]http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I44BRW/?tag=macforums0e4-20[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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