Can i format any hard drive to be used with my mac, even if it only says "Windows"?

[MrFluffums]

I want to get this hard drive.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148503

But some websites say "windows compatible" but not mac?
Is it possible to just buy it, and reformat it to be mac/time machine compatible?

Thanks!

 

[Intell]

That drive will work with Mac OS X once properly formatted.

 

[GGJstudios]

I want to get this hard drive.
But some websites say "windows compatible" but not mac?
Is it possible to just buy it, and reformat it to be mac/time machine compatible?

Any external hard drive will work with PCs or Macs, as long as the connectors are there (Firewire, USB, etc.) It doesn't matter how the drive is formatted out of the box, since you can re-format any way you like. Formatting in HFS (Mac OS Extended) or FAT32 or NTFS-3G can be done with the Mac OS X Disk Utility.