Does anyone here use USB 3.0 HDD's on the new MBA? Whats your experience been like?
I have a Goflex 2.5" with USB3, and it's fast as hell compared to USB2. Glad I upgraded from my 2011 MBA
Thanks man. Do you think it would cause problems or overheating to leave mine plugged in all the time at my desk?
Do you mean leaving it plugged in to an outlet or your computer? If it's plugged into the outlet it won't be spinning because it isn't working. If you leave it plugged into your computer it will decrease the life of the HD because it is constantly spinning.
I mean leaving it plugged into the USB port. It runs on USB power so will be drawing all power from the Air (not wall socket).
I don't see how decrease in life span is any different than internal HDDs? The whole point is theres not enough room when you're used to 1TB in MBP.
How can you read what your transfer speed is? On my PC it just shows up, but not on my Mac.
When you close the lid, the HDD will power down. However, because something is plugged into the USB port, the MacBook Air won't drop into "deep sleep" if you unplug it, meaning it will draw a bit more power while asleep than otherwise.
The speed is excellent; way better than USB 2.0 and even quite a bit better than Firewire 800.