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Which USB's for two Macs (HD question followup?)
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<blockquote data-quote="D300" data-source="post: 1572978" data-attributes="member: 133428"><p>A while back I started this thread re: new external hard drives:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/other-hardware-peripherals/308807-requirments-mac-compatible-hd.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/other-hardware-peripherals/308807-requirments-mac-compatible-hd.html</a></p><p></p><p>I got busy and am just now getting around to making this purchase. As I read some specs on the HD's I see most have USB 3.0 but say they are backwards compatible with 2.0. I am unable to locate all my papers from my computer purchases currently as I moved last year. I have a G4, which I as guessing is 2.0 but uncertain? And same question for a Mac Book Pro: what version of USB is on a MBP and what it the easiest way to tell?</p><p></p><p>I saw a couple of drives that state powered by the USB. The current Seagate I have is power by a power plug. What is the pros and cons of getting one that use USB powered? I do remember my G4 had some problems powering certain plug in items off the keyboard plugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D300, post: 1572978, member: 133428"] A while back I started this thread re: new external hard drives: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/other-hardware-peripherals/308807-requirments-mac-compatible-hd.html[/url] I got busy and am just now getting around to making this purchase. As I read some specs on the HD's I see most have USB 3.0 but say they are backwards compatible with 2.0. I am unable to locate all my papers from my computer purchases currently as I moved last year. I have a G4, which I as guessing is 2.0 but uncertain? And same question for a Mac Book Pro: what version of USB is on a MBP and what it the easiest way to tell? I saw a couple of drives that state powered by the USB. The current Seagate I have is power by a power plug. What is the pros and cons of getting one that use USB powered? I do remember my G4 had some problems powering certain plug in items off the keyboard plugs. [/QUOTE]
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