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What's the difference between these two external hard drives? (WD)

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AdventurousJosh

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Hey guys,
So I can't figure out the difference between these two hard drives, they look identical but Amazon says the latter one is the "newer" version, are they the same thing?

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1254686897&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...=dp_ob_title_ce?ie=UTF8&qid=1254686897&sr=1-1

Which is the better buy?
Also, Is it recommended I get a Mac formatted external drive? Does it do it automatically when I plug it in or is it easier to get a mac formatted drive?
 
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They're exactly the same in terms of specs, the second one just has a different enclosure and is more expensive. It is, however, the current one. The first one is now "last-years tech" as far as WD is concerned.
 
Machnikowski said:
They're exactly the same in terms of specs, the second one just has a different enclosure and is more expensive. It is, however, the current one. The first one is now "last-years tech" as far as WD is concerned.
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So it's safe to buy last years tech? really no difference besides packaging?
 
Thanks,
Is it recommended I get a Mac formatted external drive? Does it do it automatically when I plug it in or is it easier to get a mac formatted drive?

Thanks,
 
you can format it on a mac

when the harddrive arrives you can easily format it.

open disk utility and select the hard drive from a side bar on the side. click on the erase tab and then erase the drive(this will format it for use with a mac)
 
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