External HD Compatibility??

[curtis.fic]

I own a 12" Powerbook G4 1.33GHz - I beleive I have a FireWire 400 Port

Write-up said compatible with mac mini but also specified "Desktop" in the specs below.. Also, it didn't show up when I narrowed down by "Notebook" in search..

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=51522957&pfp=BROWSE

Also, is this a decent external??


Thanks

 

[grapes911]

There is no reason this hard drive will on work with your iBook. It is a good name brand too. But...This hard drive is specially designed for the Mac Mini to rest on top of it. You may be paying a premium for that feature, but I'm not sure.

 

[nagromme]

FYI, LaCie brand external drives come highly recommended. (I like mine just fine.)

 

[xsedrinam]

FYI, LaCie brand external drives come highly recommended. (I like mine just fine.)

the Lacie d2 250 has both FW 400 and 800 as well as USB2.0. We use two with no problems.

 

[curtis.fic]

Thanks..!

Do you guys prefer Firewire 400 over USB 2.0??

Is there a marginal difference..??

 

[grapes911]

There are a million threads about this, so I'll give you the short answer. Firewire is noticeably faster. But is is very nice to have USB incase you want to plug into a computer that doesn't have firewire (and most PCs don't). Most people here get hard drives that have both USB and Firewire.

 

[curtis.fic]

also found twice the storage and what seems to be the same speed and compatibility..

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=310236&pfp=BROWSE

And also a Lacie (which I've heard are very dependable from friends, as well as you guys)..

Thanks guys, everyone here is very helpfull..