I think you will be crippled without firewire. I would NEVER buy a mac without firewire. Of course, due to all the unsolved problems with the new Macbooks and macbook pros, I wouldn't buy one at all. Or at least get the best warranty possible.
I'm sticking with the bullet proof Aluminum PowerBook G4's! -Jonas On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected] > wrote: > > On Dec 19, 2009, at 4:36 PM, dorayme wrote: > > > But really, can one get by fine (even if it is a bit slower) with > > mere USB for purposes of backing up to an external HD? > > Yes. USB@ is more than fast enough for this. > > > > What about problems making the backup bootable > > No more than making a FW backup bootable. > > > Not asking for > > details now, just yes or no or 'with great difficulty' type answers. > > With FW, I presumably can prepare an external FW drive on another > > desktop Mac which one can use as boot for a Macbook Pro, but this is > > not possible or so easy with a Macbook, right? > > As the macBook doesn't have FW, it's not possible. However, an > external USB/FW drive should be bootable though either interface. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
