I need a new drive for my MacBook. I'm considering two external USB drives that I might open, remove from the case and put into my Mac, after testing for a few weeks.
I picked up a WD My Passport Essential 500GB drive on Friday, but reviews don't look good. How does it compare to the Seagate FreeAgent Go portable drive? I have a larger FreeAgent drive that was defective and replaced; it's been working fine since the summer. The WD Passport has a microUSB port like a digital camera, and the cable tends to get disconnected. My other option is to buy a bare drive and an enclosure for the old drive. 5400 RPM is OK. Max [supported] drive size for my MacBook is 500GB. Which bare or external drives are more reliable? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
