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Best mobile external external drive
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Dell Switcher
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Mar 25, 2008, 12:34 AM
 
Need reliable mobile external hard drive for iMac 24 intel and MacBook intel.

Suggested are G-Technology, LaCie, Western Digital, etc

Your opinions appreciated
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Mar 25, 2008, 01:34 PM
 
This is not iMac specific, so I've moved it to consumer hardware.

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Mar 25, 2008, 01:51 PM
 
Most will fit the bill. Depends on how big you need, speed, connection type, etc.. Heck, a hard drive ipod will do if speed isn't important. OWC has some nice external drives. I have one for my 24 inch iMac and works flawlessly. Do you need this for backup? or just to transfer files? If backup, would suggest a 750 or 1TB drive partitioned, half for each system.
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Mar 25, 2008, 09:23 PM
 
There are hundreds of threads with the same question. The answer hasn't changed much.
     
   
 
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