Thanks Paul
And that explains why a couple of my external disks won't behave as
expected when connected on USB (but work fine on FW). Sometimes
providers supply a lead with two USB connectors (to try to extract more
power) but that's not too helpful when the USB sockets are on opposite
sides of my model of Macbook Pro. I'm beginning to favour FW again, and
will be watching out for the new G-Drive ones when they're released soon.
Graham
on 27/01/2010 15:39 Paul Owen sent the following:
Hi Graham,
Just found an argument in favour of FireWire drives, USB 2 ports can
provided a maximum of 2.5W of power to a connected device at 5V, whereas
FireWire ports can provide up to 60W at up to 30V.
This may be important when considering portable HDs.
Regards, Paul Owen
From: Graham Street<[email protected]>
Organization: Streets Ahead
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:21:38 +0000
To:<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [sussex_mug] Need some pocket/portable disk advice please
I must admit that the WD ones look the most attractive for my needs, but
I'm reading (on various forums and Amazon) about lots of people having
troubles with the latest disks. They have recently changed the USB
connection to a new micro adaptor and it seems to be generating a lot of
complaints about it fitting badly and breaking the connection at the
slightest touch. The new G-Drive mobile disks (Hitachi) look
interesting, but since mentioning them I've discovered that they've only
just been released and no-one will have stocks for about a month. Their
other G-Drive disks do seem to be well reviewed though.
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