Yes, if you are using a Mac, FireWire & USB is a good idea (IMO) as I
don't think that USB will boot a Mac, but you may at some time want to
connect it to a machine which has USB but not FireWire.
FireWire will boot a Mac, but it's my understanding that some FireWire
drives will not boot a Mac. Check before buying, or ask if it's
returnable if it doesn't boot. Perhaps Tom or others know details
about this.
Personally, I like a drive with all of these options and capabilities,
as although I've purchased it for one use, I may want to change its
use in the future.
I'm been using a LaCie d2Quadra 750 GB drive for about 6 months and
I'm happy with it. It has a metal case, variable speed fan, FW 400, FW
800, and USB 2. I've partitioned it into 2 volumes. The first is for
Time Machine, and the second is for Mac OS Tiger. The main drive of my
Mac runs Mac OS Leopard, which does not support Classic. Occasionally
I boot the machine with Tiger, so that I can run a Classic app.
Yes, you did ask about TB drives, but this one is "almost", and I
think that LaCie now makes a TB drive similar to mine. I wanted to
purchase a TB drive, but at the time, this 750 GB from LaCie was the
only one that I could find which met all of my other specs.
I hope that this helps you.
Alvin
On Jun 20, 2008, at 8:11 AM, Phil Marchetti wrote:
Anyone have a favorite brand or model of this kind of drive ?
A good magazine article review ?
Besides terabyte, I am looking for FireWire 400 & USB 2 at a minimum,
external & reliable.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Phil
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