At 8:37 PM -0500 12/14/2008, Al Poulin wrote:
>Shopping for "Quad" interface eSata, FW 400, FW 800, and USB 1TB
>external hard drive.
>
>I have narrowed the possibilities to the LaCie d2 Quadra and the OWC
>Mercury Elite Al Pro Quad. The OWC carries a Hitachi rebate. I do
>not know what vendor
I recently web-ordered a 250GB OWC drive (USB2/FW combo, at the right
price
for me at the time -- right around a bit over $100), and I LOVE it!
It's bus-powered (off my Mac PowerBook G4), so it's a quick and easy
external
plug-in without a lot of additional hassle. I'd recommend this drive
LaCie cables are really short — maybe a foot. But I've got a LaCie
500GB d2 Quadra and I absolutely love it. It's a little noisy when
it's doing something, but it's fast and reliable. And on top of that,
it's gorgeous.
Can't really say anything about OWC hard drives. I've always stuck
wit
Shopping for "Quad" interface eSata, FW 400, FW 800, and USB 1TB
external hard drive.
I have narrowed the possibilities to the LaCie d2 Quadra and the OWC
Mercury Elite Al Pro Quad. The OWC carries a Hitachi rebate. I do
not know what vendor's mechanism is inside the LaCie.
Dan, one of t
