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What external hard drive for macpro
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No platter based hard drive is better than any other. Buy the one that has the best warranty for your budget and size requirements. For external hard drives it's sometimes a good idea to buy a separate drive + enclosure so when the drive dies you can just pop in a new one.
The reason am asking this cause I have read so many reviews and there are a lot of "Dont buy this product-awful" "Waste of money" along with "This was my best purchase" !!!!!!!
Is this any gud ? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004UA8COW/ref=s9_wish_gw_d39_g147_ir05?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3KJZYL90ZUEPM&colid=5CW5LWZRHOYG&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0235ZKEG7AP19S8528C6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128293&pf_rd_i=468294
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I've been very pleased with both of these, from Other World Computing (OWC):
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro..........................OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro..........................OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro
Do you mean MacBOOK Pro? Because your title only says "macpro" and I thought the whole point of a Mac Pro is that you can add hard drives internally and have no real need to use an external one. ??
+1I've been very pleased with both of these, from Other World Computing (OWC):
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro..........................OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro™
They seemed to v good actually,
although I didn't find any place in uk where they sell it
OWC ships anywhere in the world.+1
They seemed to v good actually,
although I didn't find any place in uk where they sell it
Can you afford perhaps $25?
Then, get one of these gadgets:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=usb+sata+dock&x=0&y=0
(many items shown, they all work the same, just pick one you like that's cheap).
Now you have a "dock" that will work with just about any SATA drive you have around. You can swap drives as needed, and even use the dock as a second boot source. A VERY handy gadget to have on your desk or nearby in a drawer.
Then, get one of these gadgets:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=usb+sata+dock&x=0&y=0
(many items shown, they all work the same, just pick one you like that's cheap).
Now you have a "dock" that will work with just about any SATA drive you have around. You can swap drives as needed, and even use the dock as a second boot source. A VERY handy gadget to have on your desk or nearby in a drawer.
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a good external HD
I love Western Digital hard drives. I had 2 had the 250GB that still worked after being dropped a few times on a deployment and survived being reformatted every time I got a new computer with a larger hard drive. After thoroughly using those EHDD, I gave them to a friend who still uses them and these are now 7 years old. I also have three lager versions that are combination firewire 800/USB 2.0(1TB MyBook Studio, 1TB MyBook edition, 500GB MyBook). I have had each of these for longer than three years and I use the MyBook Studio to store my iTunes and iPhoto libraries. I've used Seagate, Maxtor, SimpleTech and others but have always been more than satisfied with the WD products. Good luck with your decision.
I love Western Digital hard drives. I had 2 had the 250GB that still worked after being dropped a few times on a deployment and survived being reformatted every time I got a new computer with a larger hard drive. After thoroughly using those EHDD, I gave them to a friend who still uses them and these are now 7 years old. I also have three lager versions that are combination firewire 800/USB 2.0(1TB MyBook Studio, 1TB MyBook edition, 500GB MyBook). I have had each of these for longer than three years and I use the MyBook Studio to store my iTunes and iPhoto libraries. I've used Seagate, Maxtor, SimpleTech and others but have always been more than satisfied with the WD products. Good luck with your decision.
I never noticed you quoted me !! am sooo new to this forum
Emm would it cost hell amount of money for shipment and also time-wise wouldn't be v long..
which model of WD particularly you think serves you well?