External hard drive for iTunes library

[katdaddy1999]

I'm looking into purchasing an external hard drive to host iTunes library and double as a backup for my iMac hard drive. Any suggestions as to which hard drives out there would be a good fit to store my entire iTunes library and fast enough to stream to my Apple TV?

 

[Che Castro]

If you have a new mac with 3.0

Get a drive that has that

You can't go wrong with western digital or seagate

I went cheap and got a toshiba drive


3TB 3.0 for $119
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvi...61227668&sr=8-1&keywords=Toshiba+3.0+external


I also bought this one
1TB 3.0 $65
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvi...732&sr=8-14&keywords=Toshiba+3.0+external+1tb

Both working fine


I stream to Apple TV , I have my movies on the 3TB drive



Edit: I also have an old 2TB wd drive that I use for backup with time machine

 

[FCPEditor35]

I'd recommend the CalDigit AV Drive if you have USB 3.0, or FW. It looks great, and it's fast.

http://www.caldigit.com/avdrive/

It's built to last, and has an aluminum design that fits in nice with the Mac aesthetic.