will this fit?

[Flunkyturtle]

Just got this but stupidly forgot to double check this would fit...

Dont want to put it into my imac but just want to check it would be compatible as an external hard drive?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260955820...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1411wt_1141

Its a WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS - Hard drive - 640 GB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 32 MB

Any good or is it worth flogging on? only cost £30...

Thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Yes, any HDD will work as external HDD if you use a USB or Firewire enclosure.

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Links to guides on how to use Disk Utility, the application Mac OS X provides for managing internal and external HDD/SSDs and its formats.

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks

which includes:

• Format, Erase, or Reformat a Drive
• Erase or Reformat a Partition
• Add a Partition
• Deleting and Resizing Partitions
• Disk Formats

and some more guides
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DiskWiping – One Pass is Enough​

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[Flunkyturtle]

Smashing, perfect helpful answer

Any comment on quality/performance?

 

[The-Pro]

Western Digital Caviar Blacks are one of the quickest HDD's you can get. They are also very good quality. I have 3 WD Caviar Blacks. Im very happy with the performance and so far none have failed or had any problems.

You can go on google and read some reviews.

 

[Flunkyturtle]

Western Digital Caviar Blacks are one of the quickest HDD's you can get. They are also very good quality. I have 3 WD Caviar Blacks. Im very happy with the performance and so far none have failed or had any problems.

You can go on google and read some reviews.

Brilliant thanks mate, i did google around but everything seemed half assed of 4 years old. Looks like i'll be keeping it then!

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