Newer macs (I think all intel macs and possibly also PPC macs with USB 2) WILL boot USB drives.
To supplement my earlier post, I've found that the My Book drives I touted come in a fourth flavor, the My Book Studio with USB, Firewire 400 and 800, and eSATA, in 1TB and 2TB versions. Also, they say that their drives use 30% less energy than standard drives and they do not need a fan. That is about as future-proof as you can get. The My Book Studio is pre-formatted in Apple's filesystem, most of the rest of the series are pre-formatted for Windows, but either can be easily reformatted if desired. David
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.
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