Recommended External Hard-drive for Macbooks
Hi Guys,
I have just bought a macbook and want to get an external hard-drive. I'm looking at the Western Digital My Book Passport Essential 320GB USB Portable Hard Drive, which looks well-priced and a good size. However, it seems to be more configured to Windows than it does to Macs and I'm not even sure it offers the 128-bit encryption for Macs that it offers Windows users. Can anyone suggest any other brands/models that are better for Macs or whether or not this one is ok for Macs?
Thanks,
Max
I have just bought a macbook and want to get an external hard-drive. I'm looking at the Western Digital My Book Passport Essential 320GB USB Portable Hard Drive, which looks well-priced and a good size. However, it seems to be more configured to Windows than it does to Macs and I'm not even sure it offers the 128-bit encryption for Macs that it offers Windows users. Can anyone suggest any other brands/models that are better for Macs or whether or not this one is ok for Macs?
Thanks,
Max
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Hi Guys,
I have just bought a macbook and want to get an external hard-drive. I'm looking at the Western Digital My Book Passport Essential 320GB USB Portable Hard Drive, which looks well-priced and a good size. However, it seems to be more configured to Windows than it does to Macs and I'm not even sure it offers the 128-bit encryption for Macs that it offers Windows users. Can anyone suggest any other brands/models that are better for Macs or whether or not this one is ok for Macs?
Thanks,
Max
I always like Lacie drives for Mac compatibility. They have safe ones too:
http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10873
I always like Lacie drives for Mac compatibility. They have safe ones too:
http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10873
Is this OS-agnostic or do you need Windows for this to work? And what if you damage the surface of your finger? A small accident like a cut from a knife in the kitchen could alter your biometry and make you unrecognisable by the drive.
Is this OS-agnostic or do you need Windows for this to work? And what if you damage the surface of your finger? A small accident like a cut from a knife in the kitchen could alter your biometry and make you unrecognisable by the drive.
It's Mac and Windows supported - software is bundled for both. You register two fingers for access to the drive and you can have multiple users so I guess you could register all your fingers if you like.
I would personally use manual encryption but it might be easier for some to have the fingerprint scanner.
http://www.icydock.com/product_pagein.html