The thing I didn't like about recent drives, and that includes the "MyPassport" drives especially, is the hidden and unremovable partition. Thus, WD500 or whatever they choose to name the partition, comes up on your desktop if you have a Mac. If you have Windows it's even worse because you're bombarded by the "AutoPlay" windows. I know, of course, that you can turn those windows off. But the drive is still present and to be honest it drives me nuts!
I also happen to believe that FireWire800 or 1394B, to give it its proper name, still has quite a large part to play. It has one nice function which USB drives do not; and that is the ability to "Chain" multiple devices. I kind of wish we hadn't been swayed by the USB 3.0 functionality now, as there was a really nice desktop drive in the shop which did sport that protocol. The only thing which swayed us really was the capacity of the storage. Be that as it may, it's now done and there's no going back because you cannot return the drive to factory default. In any event, there is a clause in the consumer legislation here in the UK which exonerates devices which contain software, or even software titles themselves, from being eligible for swap within the usually mandatory 28 days after purchase. This is because the reseller is unable to resell these licensed products a second time. Be that as it may, the decision is now made and in any case, as I said, the capacity of the drive is higher. I was able to zap all that Western Digital junk software from the drive on this occasion so the entire drive is now formatted according to my preference, Mac OS X Extended Case Sensitive Journaled. On 15 Sep 2012, at 19:15, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: I' msure the next version of western digital drives will hav eit. and not all computers that people will own has the new connection.but as long as it works and western digital keeps continuing to make their line up as good as it's been over the past 5 years I will continue to use them. Tc all and be blessed. On Sep 15, 2012, at 5:02 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > My only disappointment is the lack of Thunderbolt on the drive. I am frankly > baffled as to why anybody would design a Mac-compatible drive these days > without including Thunderbolt as an option. I'm not saying ditch the USB > interface because that would be too preclusive. However, Thunderbolt would > definitely be my option of choice if it were available. > > Gordon > > On 14 Sep 2012, at 18:26, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > > lol. I'm still running usb 2 on this old clunker but my next machine > hopefully will have usb 3 as what ever western digital drive I end up getting > will prob have it. > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Telephone: If you have a SIP phone, just dial: [email protected] United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Australia: +61 38 8205930 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/@maciosaccess> ------------------------------ ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
