On 10/09/2007, at 8:44 PM, Warren Jones wrote:
I'm actually in a slightly similar situation (details below) but to
answer your question...
My understanding is that Macs will READ NTFS formatted drives but
not write to them without extra software.
Most external drives would probably be default formatted for FAT32
which is another PC standard. Macs can read and write FAT16 & FAT32.
If you need to move this drive to/from a PC then this would be the
easiest format to use. But if it's only staying on a Mac then you'd
be better off to reformat for HFS extended Or HFS for older Mac OSes.
If you're after reasonable speed then an external firewire drive
would be good but if you're after max speed then replacing the
internal drive would be better.
Hope this helps.
I'm currently looking at getting extra but secure storage for my
wife's and my Macs (iBook/Powerbook on wireless). I'm looking at a
RAID1 drive and thinking of sharing it via the new airport extreme
which I'd also have to buy. A firewire 400/800 might be handy if I
needed speed.
The best one I've seen so far is the taurus
<http://www.buymac.com.au/product/taurus-raid-dual-bay-triple-
interface-hd-enclosure-usbfw400fw800>
or
<http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ENTaurus>
Has anyone tried this RAID? Or tried sharing any drive via new
airport/usb?
Any better alternatives? Or would I be better off taking the extra
big price step and going for a NAS solution?
cheers
woz
OK ! Something else to think on ....... all new Macs have SATA
drives .
An eSata external connection to a SATA drive is a lot faster than
Firewire 400 and
SATA I is close in speed to a Firewire 800 .
SATA II ( 300 ) drives can usually work down at SATA I ( 150 ) speeds .
The trick with an external Sata is that at a pinch you can instal the
Hard Drive
in any box with the right power supply and then hang the cord out the
back .
The downside .....
You do need a SATA connection external on your Mac , and while
suitable bootable PCI/X
cards are available they also involve dollars .
Bob
On 10/09/2007, at 7:17 PM, Ashley Mulder wrote:
Hi all
doing some research on external hard drives
basically the ole man is looking at getting around 250gig hard
drive in
a (preferably) firewire case
does it have to be a MacOS formatted drive or can it be a generic
type
thats non-formatted or formatted to NTFS (windows)?
what sort of prices are we looking at?
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