S Sossity macrumors 65816 Original poster May 12, 2010 1,360 32 Mar 5, 2011 #1 My macbook pro has a 72rpm 500gb hard drive, & I would like to back it up with time machine, would a portable hard drive work for this? & any suggestions as to a model?
My macbook pro has a 72rpm 500gb hard drive, & I would like to back it up with time machine, would a portable hard drive work for this? & any suggestions as to a model?
K kidwithdimples macrumors 6502a Jun 17, 2007 739 0 Mar 5, 2011 #2 Yes, it will work perfectly fine. I bought a 500GB Seagate external HDD for $54. I personally dislike Time Machine so I use CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner).
Yes, it will work perfectly fine. I bought a 500GB Seagate external HDD for $54. I personally dislike Time Machine so I use CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner).