external drive for my MBP

[Nick23]

so i was wondering whats a good external drive for a mac, i am about to swap drives in my mpb to a 320 gig hd and wanted to know what everyones thoughts on a good external back up drive would be so i can set up time machine.

 

[miles01110]

Doesn't matter what kind you get, as long as it has a 5-year warranty.

 

[Hellhammer]

What's your budget? Size (2.5" vs 3.5")? Capacity? Interface? Not enough info to recommend any specific drive

 

[Nick23]

price doesnt really matter long as it isnt crazy expensive, looking for 500 gig plus, 3.5 inch. usb or firewire is fine

 

[Hellhammer]

OWC Mercury Elite is good but not the cheapest. Another with good ports is LaCie. If something with USB is fine, then look at this and this

 

[cube]

2.5":

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/EliteALmini/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB

 

[Nick23]

thanks ill take a look at them

 

[bt22]

i don't have one, but I like the look of the G-Drive by Hitachi. Closely follows Apple's design features. They use heat sink's instead of fans, so there is no noise. Offers multiple connection methods. I've been wanting to get one, but haven't yet.

 

[diamond3]

Why swap a 250 gb HD with a 320? A 500 gb HD is only $50 or a 1TB for 130. I'd bump your internal space and then just use your original 250 gb hard drive and stick it in an enclosure.