That is funny Ashley, APple uses as far as I can tell Hitachi drives in all of their notebooks. So far I have not had any problems with either Mac notebook I own and my employer provided. I am not sure if they are using them in the iMacs, but pretty sure my wife's iMac has a WD.
On Apr 7, 2011, at 12:02 PM, ashley cox wrote: > get one of the wd elements drives. > avoid hitatchi or whaterver it's called. > i've not had good luck with seagate iether, though other will probably argue > that one. > samsung seams relyable also. > > On 06/04/2011 21:35, Sarah May wrote: >> Hi Big Boy, >> >> My PC, Mac, and Braille Sense Plus don't have fire wire ports that I know >> off. I know that all of these devices have USB ports though. So what >> external hard drive should I go for then that will give me fast spped, lots >> of memory, and not cost a lot? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Sarah >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bigboy529 >> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:52 PM >> To: MacVisionaries >> Subject: Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and >> pc >> >> Hi I would rather go for a firewire drive as this would give you faster >> transfer rates, go for a firewire drive if your mac, pc and other devices >> have firewire ports. If not you also get hard drive enclosures which have >> both a firewire and usb port... >> >> Ashley Cox wrote: >>> Any usb drive should do. >>> >>> ash >>> >>> On 06/04/2011 18:52, Sarah May wrote: >>>> Hi List, >>>> >>>> I download a lot of books, movies, and music. I want to keep them >>>> all in one place besides my hard drive on the Mac or PC. I have >>>> been using compact flash cards and junk drives, known as memory >>>> sticks, but they don't provide enough space where I can fit >>>> everything all at once. I don't want to have to keep purchasing >>>> expensive compact flash cards or memory sticks. A family member of >>>> mine suggested that I should purchase an external hard drive. I >>>> told her "that was a great idea!" Now if I do this, which one >>>> should I purchase that will be compatable with both the Mac, PC, and >>>> my Braille Sense Plus? I spend three days a week at dialysis where >>>> I bring my Braille Sense Plus. I read books and watch movies and TV >>>> shows while dialyizing. Hopefully, once I am more comfortable with the >> Macbook, I'll bring that as well. >>>> I want an external hard drive that will be compatable with all these >>>> devices, have a lot of memory as well, but not cost me a fortune >>>> either. If anyone has any great advice on this matter, I would >>>> grately appreciate it. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Sarah >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
