I can read and write to NFTS!Ilocano wrote:
Mac can read NTFS. It just can't write NTFS without some pricey software.
Nope, he probably has one of the previous generation, which I have. The new generation (the one you linked) is plagued with problems. Plus, from experience, USB powered ones aren't as reliable as ones with a direct power supply.ebug9 wrote:
If you don't mind spending the extra cash The My Passport Essential is awesome. They don't need an external power source, you just plug it into the USB port and go.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136477
My friend's got one and he loves it.
Yeah, I wouldn't use a USB one for transferring (it would be too slow compared to a powered one, right?) and backing up my data...Winston_Churchill wrote:
Nope, he probably has one of the previous generation, which I have. The new generation (the one you linked) is plagued with problems. Plus, from experience, USB powered ones aren't as reliable as ones with a direct power supply.ebug9 wrote:
If you don't mind spending the extra cash The My Passport Essential is awesome. They don't need an external power source, you just plug it into the USB port and go.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136477
My friend's got one and he loves it.
The WD Elements you linked at the start is quite nice. If you want simplicity in transferring files, just use FAT32. Then if you have larger files (assuming movies, media, etc) you can just use a file splitter to make them into sub 4GB files and rejoin them after transfer.
I've never had a Mac. I haven't been on the tech scene in 2 years. You're speaking french to me.mcminty wrote:
Yeah, I wouldn't use a USB one for transferring (it would be too slow compared to a powered one, right?) and backing up my data...Winston_Churchill wrote:
Nope, he probably has one of the previous generation, which I have. The new generation (the one you linked) is plagued with problems. Plus, from experience, USB powered ones aren't as reliable as ones with a direct power supply.ebug9 wrote:
If you don't mind spending the extra cash The My Passport Essential is awesome. They don't need an external power source, you just plug it into the USB port and go.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136477
My friend's got one and he loves it.
The WD Elements you linked at the start is quite nice. If you want simplicity in transferring files, just use FAT32. Then if you have larger files (assuming movies, media, etc) you can just use a file splitter to make them into sub 4GB files and rejoin them after transfer.
Poseidon, once the transfer is done, will you be reformatting the drive to HFS+ and using it for Time Machine?... or just using it as an external HD as one usually does..
Not necessarily slower. Theyre 5400RPM which some hard drives are (most are "Green", so variable speeds). You can get 7200RPM ones thoughmcminty wrote:
Yeah, I wouldn't use a USB one for transferring (it would be too slow compared to a powered one, right?) and backing up my data...Winston_Churchill wrote:
Nope, he probably has one of the previous generation, which I have. The new generation (the one you linked) is plagued with problems. Plus, from experience, USB powered ones aren't as reliable as ones with a direct power supply.ebug9 wrote:
If you don't mind spending the extra cash The My Passport Essential is awesome. They don't need an external power source, you just plug it into the USB port and go.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136477
My friend's got one and he loves it.
The WD Elements you linked at the start is quite nice. If you want simplicity in transferring files, just use FAT32. Then if you have larger files (assuming movies, media, etc) you can just use a file splitter to make them into sub 4GB files and rejoin them after transfer.
Poseidon, once the transfer is done, will you be reformatting the drive to HFS+ and using it for Time Machine?... or just using it as an external HD as one usually does..
http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-mac … chine.html - Basically, it'll create a complete historical backup of your laptop's hard drive.. so every hour it saves any changes, then each day it consolidates them, etc etc. If something completely fucks up on the macbook, you can recreate your entire computer's settings/file structure from the backup.. or if you need a single file you used to have (but deleted..), you can go in and navigate the time/file structure to find it. It's pretty nifty lol. I use that, as well as a few external HDs to put RAW photo files/movies/etc that I don't have space to carry with me on the laptop..Poseidon wrote:
I've never had a Mac. I haven't been on the tech scene in 2 years. You're speaking french to me.
Ah ok.. hmm I recall that files would transfer slower (I think over USB lol) when my Macbook wasn't plugged in.. so I assumed the same for powered vs non-powered external hard drives..Winston_Churchill wrote:
Not necessarily slower. Theyre 5400RPM which some hard drives are (most are "Green", so variable speeds). You can get 7200RPM ones though
I have one of those, seems to work, its nice and heavy, could probably use it to bash an intruder, otherwise its an external HD - nothing to say really.Poseidon wrote:
For moving stuff from my PC to my new MacBook Pro and for backing up files.
Looking at this one right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136505
It says it needs to be reformatted for use between Macs and PCs... will that be an issue?
