I would rather have 2 x 1gb than 1 x 2gb. Often cheaper and always more flexible. Regardless of drive RPM, it takes a while to back up 1tb. I do it at nite while I sleep. I expect slower drives would be slitely more reliable.
WD makes different grades. I seldom see their top of the line "enterprise" grade HDDs. Black is the top grade seen in ads. Blue is a step down. Green is 5400 RPM, runs cooler and slower. Refurbs cost significantly less, but have much shorter warranties. Of course, the cost of the drive is the least of your worries, should one die. WD enclosed drives (My Book, etc) include some nice features, but do not say which grade of HDD is within. I have seen =< $33 boxes onto (not "into") which one can push a HDD (or two, depending on the model). With the box, you can use "bare" drives instead of enclosed drives, and to hot swap them without fighting with an enclosure. Since bare drives run about $30 cheaper than enclosed drives, I'm tempted. NewEgg's business plan is to provide all the mfgr's literature on line, and to offer NO advice, to neither recommend nor advise about products or compatibility, all of which cuts labor costs. If you know what you want, their prices are usually low. The consumers persons to rate products, both in prose and with stars. I recently bought a bare 640gb HDD for $50, inc p&h. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:52 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Nora, > > Here is the brand I have switched to: > > > http://www.g-technology.com/products/products.cfm?interest=all > > At Apple they told me they were the "tank" of firewire drives. I have had > troubles with their first generation units, but they have replaced them with > the new models and not a problem, I have 7 of them, all 2 tb other than the > small portable I carry with me. They are about a hundred higher than the > one Tom sent you, but possibly you can find them cheaper than at the Apple > store. They come formatted for Mac, so the Windows guys have to reformat > them. > > John > > > On Aug 5, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Nora Probasco wrote: > > > I have a 2 year old MacBook Pro that I would like to add a new hard drive > to. I only have 120g hard drive now. I was thinking about adding a 1tb hard > drive, but wonder if this could be used in the MacBook Pro, or if anyone had > any recommendations of a good, large capacity hard drive that would be easy > to install in the MacBook Pro. > > > > Also, I am also looking for a large capacity hard drive to back up this > Mac. Right now I am using a Western Digital 500g portable hard drive. I was > thinking about getting the 1tb WD portable hard drive which is on sale at > Costco, however, it has not gotten very good reviews on the Net. It is only > a 5400 rpm drive and the complaint was how slow it was. Any other > suggestions? > > > > Nora > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacGroup mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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