Price of OWC external drives vs others

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  1. agtoau, Jun 18, 2013

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  2. PBG4 Dude, Jun 18, 2013

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    Your OWC link is for USB/Firewire, not just USB.
     
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  3. agtoau, Jun 18, 2013

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    No. Look at the second column, which is only for USB 3.0.
     
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  4. PBG4 Dude, Jun 18, 2013

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    You are correct, I didn't look closely enough.
     
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  5. Yahooligan, Jun 18, 2013

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    Are you looking specifically for one that's portable or just looking for an external HDD?

    I picked up a Seagate 4TB external USB3.0 from Best Buy for $189.
     
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  6. Weaselboy, Jun 19, 2013

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    This is OWC's pattern with everything and is their business model. They convince buyers the products they sell are somehow specially made for Macs, then jack up the price. There is nothing inherently wrong with their products and users here generally report good customer support, but I have never seen any reason to pay the price premium they charge.
     
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  7. Count Blah, Jun 19, 2013

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    A couple bucks difference(10-15%), then I will go with OWC to support a Mac centric shop, and one I know gives good customer service. Above THAT however ...
     
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