Hey i need to get one of those for my mac .. Does anyone use one ? I need some suggestions plz

A hard drive is a hard drive. Doesn't matter what OS you're using so long as the disk's format is something the OS is able to read/write to. Just go to a store and look at what will fit your space requirements and is on sale basically. Also take into consideration if the hard drive needs an AC power source or can run off of USB only, depending on how portable you need it to be. Also, if your computer has a FireWire 400 or 800 port, you might think about getting a hard drive that's compatible with that, as FireWire provides better transfer rates than USB 2.0. The same applies for eSATA and USB 3.0, but AFAIK there aren't any macs with USB 3.0 yet, and I don't know of eSATA on any of them either.

Originally Posted by Juve

Hey i need to get one of those for my mac .. Does anyone use one ? I need some suggestions plz

Lacie Rikiki, coolest hard drive ever, I'm using it with my mac and i've had no problems at all. The coolest thing about it is that its SO TINY, just about the size of an ipod/iphone so it's super easy to transport around and really easy to use.

I'm not very tech savvy, so I couldn't tell you much about its capabilities but I can vouch for its awesomeness

It's decently priced at futureshop, but i'm sure you could get it cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ... c57a01d3ben02

depends what u want. do u want a portable? or do u want one that is cheap and holds alot.
this christmas, i bought a 2TB 3.5" harddrive for 90 bucks, really cheap. You can buy urs premade or u can buy an internal harddrive and just purchase a case.

I dont think many externals come in usb3.0 yet. gota give some pointers of what u want. cost vs size(portability)

Originally Posted by SciMania

Lacie Rikiki, coolest hard drive ever, I'm using it with my mac and i've had no problems at all. The coolest thing about it is that its SO TINY, just about the size of an ipod/iphone so it's super easy to transport around and really easy to use.

I'm not very tech savvy, so I couldn't tell you much about its capabilities but I can vouch for its awesomeness

It's decently priced at futureshop, but i'm sure you could get it cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ... c57a01d3ben02

Thanks i think im going to get that one i looked it up om ebay but it was like 90 so its kinda the same

here is a list from cheapest to most expensive. it seems u want a portable one. too bad canadacomputers is down

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Sort=0&Nav=|c:2420|&Recs=30

Originally Posted by Leeoku

depends what u want. do u want a portable? or do u want one that is cheap and holds alot.
this christmas, i bought a 2TB 3.5" harddrive for 90 bucks, really cheap. You can buy urs premade or u can buy an internal harddrive and just purchase a case.

I dont think many externals come in usb3.0 yet. gota give some pointers of what u want. cost vs size(portability)

I want a portable one. Not concerned about the memory .. Rather have 500gb portable than a 1tb thats bigger .. And i want it to charge from the usb

I was thinking i want this one http://cgi.ebay.com/500GB-Slim-Porta... em2eb1ee0efb

How much faster is the rate of 2.0 to 3.0 usb? My computer has 3.0 ports but I currently don't have any devices that uses it

I love my Fantom Drive!

Originally Posted by Krusenik

How much faster is the rate of 2.0 to 3.0 usb? My computer has 3.0 ports but I currently don't have any devices that uses it

2.0:480 Mbit/s
3.0: 4.8 Gbps

So pretty much a factor of 10 (forgot my computer prefixes bla bla conversions)

usb 3.0 wont be supported until later this year

You can buy a USB 3.0 adapter like this and stick it into your slot: http://eceplayground.com/2010/09/19/...0-traveler-es/