Best external UNDER $200

[jshelton]

I need a drive for my Macbook. 1) I don't neccessarily need Firewire but I'll take it. 2) It needs to be compatible with OS X and Windows. 3) I don't need more than 500GB. 4) The smaller the better.

 

[rocknpop]

I need a drive for my Macbook. 1) I don't neccessarily need Firewire but I'll take it. 2) It needs to be compatible with OS X and Windows. 3) I don't need more than 500GB. 4) The smaller the better.

Check these guys out, Other World Computing:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/400+USB2/

You can get a 320GB, 7200 rpm, FW and USV for under $100! I have your same MacBook (early Peryn '08) 2.4Ghz, upgraded to 4GB Corsair RAM, highly recommend it. Fast delivery and apple specialized store.

 

[Keebler]

format the HD as fat32 to make it compatible with both OS's, but bear in mind, that it has a maximum of 4 GB per transfer (meaning a file larger than 4 GB won't transfer properly).

If you need it for larger files, you can buy a license for NTSF by Paragon which allows Macs to read Windows (NTSF) drives.

 

[DavyC412]

buy an enclosure then get whatever HDD you want. cheapest solution for the biggest HDD. plus it will be swappable, if you want to upgrade to a bigger external itll be considerably cheaper and if the drive dies, again its cheap and easy to replace.