Jordan is this just a rumor or is Apple really phasing FW off it's whole line? I'm assuming if they are it's because of esata and USB 3?
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > You have given good advice about drives here before so I'm not sure what > any of us can offer. > > I like to shop and buy from OWC, or at least look there and then compare > prices. I've always bought Hitachi, and have never had a drive problem, and > been leaning toward the 7200rpm drives, for whatever tiny advantage. > So far I've always gotten enclosures with USB and Firewire and generally > use Firewire for speed and reliability. It's sad that Apple is phasing out > Firewire. > If you love the MacBook and it's holding up well, get a 320 or 500GB. It > must be quite new so it's worth a good one. > I like buying from somewhere I trust. About the only time I buy a bargain > is if I see something I like from Costco. > > Does that help at all? > > > b_s-wilk wrote: > >> 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/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
