I need a few add-ons for my new MBP. Being new to this Mac world (a week yesterday!), I am hoping some of you experienced users have some advice. I am the only one in my office who has a Mac (that was a major battle), and use Windows on my Mac a lot, so peripherals that are Mac & Windows friendly are great.
This ExpressCard slot being empty is just killing me... I have to decide what will fill this valuable real-estate... e-sata? remote control? memory card reader?
1. More Space
I need more hard drive space. I wanted to upgrade the HD - but I bought it in-store and they wouldn't (at least at the Ginza store). I can go external - and assume that e-sata would be the best - but posts here seem to be pretty content with fw800. I have some PC's at work with e-sata, so I thought this would work well - but since they are Windows boxes I guess they won't be able to read the hard drive anyway?
If I buy one of the new Toshiba 320GB drives to replace my internal drive it will probably cause me warranty issues with Apple... But it is tempting since I am a little nervous about having an external and trying to keep everything I need on the internal - as I wouldn't want to have to fire up the external every time I needed to be portable. Doesn't that defeat the whole point of the notebook - being portable?
2. SD & CF
I have a couple of cameras, and regularly need access to CF and SD. I tried to buy an Express Card reader in the Apple store, but they didn't have a card reader that did both. Since then, I haven't been able to find anything. Anyone have any ideas? I wish Canon would just give in and switch to SDHC, but in the meantime I have to use an external card reader?
3. Mouse & Keyboard
I have a MS/Razor Habu mouse. It works, but only as a 'standard' pointer in Mac. Works great inside Fusion. Anyone else using this mouse that can help, or have a mouse that you recommend? I also have a Logitech bluetooth Mouse/Keyboard combo, but haven't returned home to try it out yet - and personally don't like the idea of recharging my mouse/keyboard. I see lots of references to the 'Mighty Mouse', but I tried it at the store and didn't like it. I need something that will perform great in OSX & Fusion/Windows.
4. Network / VPN
Does anyone know Mac friendly routers that create VPN tunnels. Background:
I can't get the VPN in OSX working (I have tried a couple of posts about this without any response) so I have started moving apps that I had hoped to run under OSX into XP (under Fusion). I am going to meet with a Genius at the Ginza store - hopefully they will be able to help. I am so close (VPN connects, but no servers are available) - and I know it is not firewall/routing because Windows in Fusion connects with just server/username/password.
Cheers!
This ExpressCard slot being empty is just killing me... I have to decide what will fill this valuable real-estate... e-sata? remote control? memory card reader?
1. More Space
I need more hard drive space. I wanted to upgrade the HD - but I bought it in-store and they wouldn't (at least at the Ginza store). I can go external - and assume that e-sata would be the best - but posts here seem to be pretty content with fw800. I have some PC's at work with e-sata, so I thought this would work well - but since they are Windows boxes I guess they won't be able to read the hard drive anyway?
If I buy one of the new Toshiba 320GB drives to replace my internal drive it will probably cause me warranty issues with Apple... But it is tempting since I am a little nervous about having an external and trying to keep everything I need on the internal - as I wouldn't want to have to fire up the external every time I needed to be portable. Doesn't that defeat the whole point of the notebook - being portable?
2. SD & CF
I have a couple of cameras, and regularly need access to CF and SD. I tried to buy an Express Card reader in the Apple store, but they didn't have a card reader that did both. Since then, I haven't been able to find anything. Anyone have any ideas? I wish Canon would just give in and switch to SDHC, but in the meantime I have to use an external card reader?
3. Mouse & Keyboard
I have a MS/Razor Habu mouse. It works, but only as a 'standard' pointer in Mac. Works great inside Fusion. Anyone else using this mouse that can help, or have a mouse that you recommend? I also have a Logitech bluetooth Mouse/Keyboard combo, but haven't returned home to try it out yet - and personally don't like the idea of recharging my mouse/keyboard. I see lots of references to the 'Mighty Mouse', but I tried it at the store and didn't like it. I need something that will perform great in OSX & Fusion/Windows.
4. Network / VPN
Does anyone know Mac friendly routers that create VPN tunnels. Background:
I can't get the VPN in OSX working (I have tried a couple of posts about this without any response) so I have started moving apps that I had hoped to run under OSX into XP (under Fusion). I am going to meet with a Genius at the Ginza store - hopefully they will be able to help. I am so close (VPN connects, but no servers are available) - and I know it is not firewall/routing because Windows in Fusion connects with just server/username/password.
Cheers!
