I would like to preface this article with the fact that I'm not technically savvy, all that I know about hard drives are what my cousin has told me.
I am looking for an external hard drive for my Late 2011 Macbook Pro.
I am going away for college this year, and I'd use my hard drive for simple school stuff and storing movies. Currently I have a G-Drive Mini (500 GB, 7200 RPM, Portable, Firewire 800). However I only have 40 GB left of memory so I am looking to upgrade storage sizes.
I have a few questions to ask, my reason for posting this thread:
Thank you for all the help, I feel confused when it comes to this stuff and I'm hoping your replies can clarify everything. Thanks again
I am looking for an external hard drive for my Late 2011 Macbook Pro.
I am going away for college this year, and I'd use my hard drive for simple school stuff and storing movies. Currently I have a G-Drive Mini (500 GB, 7200 RPM, Portable, Firewire 800). However I only have 40 GB left of memory so I am looking to upgrade storage sizes.
I have a few questions to ask, my reason for posting this thread:
- If my primary purpose for my external hard drive is playing movies off of the hard drive, does it matter for me whether the drive is 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM?
- For my intentions of my hard drive, what type of connection would satisfy my needs? (Firewire 800, USB 2.0, USB 3.0)
- Can you suggest any hard drives that could suffice my needs?
Thank you for all the help, I feel confused when it comes to this stuff and I'm hoping your replies can clarify everything. Thanks again