[Ham-Mac] External HD Recommendations

[R M Greenwood]

Be careful of the Western Digital "book look".  I have one and it is  
not Mac bootable.  I learned the hard way.  I  now have the drive  
itself mounted in another enclosure that has the chipset need to be  
Mac bootable.  This is probably less of a problem if you are using  
Time Machine with Leopard.

Mike, KC4VG
Des Moines, Iowa

On Apr 15, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Lon Kinley wrote:

> I'm in the market for an external drive for my 24" iMac. I have  
> prowled MacMall and MacSales and a couple of others, but can't come  
> to a decision. The WD "book look", the line from MacSales and the  
> Mac Mini form factor drives from MacSales all look interesting.
>
> What do you recommend (specific brand) and what do you suggest to  
> run away from? I have already returned two LaCie 500g drives because  
> they sound like thrashing machines.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> 73,
>
> Lon - W3LK
> Naugatuck, Connecticut
>
>
>
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