Best Hard Drive for Time Machine?

[Jsingh]

If Apple brings Airport back into the Time Machine feature, you'll want to consider something that has USB connectivity if you want to connect it to your network and allow multiple machines (espeically laptops) to back up to the new drive.

Thats what i was thinking and i bought a 500gb lacie usb drive off amazon for $120.

Heres the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H6CBA4/102-2788430-0679314

 

[bxs]

Time Machine backups aren't bootable though.

This is true... BUT using the DVD Installer's Utilities->Restore from Time Machine backup WILL produce a bootable volume so long as you've not excluded the System folder from the backup.

 

[bxs]

Actually since 10.4.x (I think around 10.4.7) you can boot PPC with USB drives. It is slow though to start up, but good enough in emergencies. Note: I have come across some instances of USB drive that don't work for some reason.

Can anyone confirm that TM will work with an internal SATA in a Mac Pro/Power Mac

Confirmed. Been there and done it.

 

[bxs]

I haven't seen this addressed specifically (despite searching) -- but can't you use an internal drive as a Time Machine drive? Everyone seems to be talking about external drives...

I'd like to stick a 1TB in my Mac Pro's spare slot (oo-er) to use as a TM disk...

http://vizarch.blogspot.com

Yes you can.

 

[spetznatz]

If Apple brings Airport back into the Time Machine feature, you'll want to consider something that has USB connectivity if you want to connect it to your network and allow multiple machines (espeically laptops) to back up to the new drive.

Hmmm....but I don't want to connect it to a network, and I don't have Airport.

Edit: Thanks, bxs. That's what I wanted to know!