I'm buying my first MacBook Air after having a MacBook Pro for years, and now I need to have a reliable external hard drive. Sorry if there is a thread already about HDs, but is there one anybody can recommend? It would be used for storage of photos, music, portfolio art, etc.
the general rule of thumb is to get a time machine drive that is twice as big as your boot drive and any other attached data drives combined. and i think bigger is always better..
i have a 320gig drive on my 2008 mbp and i have used a 1 terabyte WD drive ever since i got it as my backup device - no problems, no issues.
i did fill it up a time or two when i was using it to manually back up large files but in reality, the way TM works is as long as it's as least as big as what you want to back up, it will work.
i recently purchased a 2tb My Passport and i love it even more. this technology has really come a long way in a short amount of time. the 2 tb drive was 150 or so shipped.
it's about the size of an actual passport, about as thick as a pack of cigarettes, is powered by USB 3.0 and is WAY quieter than the older drive.
check amazon or newegg for reviews/prices.
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The Mac version merely comes pre-formated for Mac and in silver to match your Macbook.
not to mention costs more for no other reason