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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: bagofeyes on December 01, 2007, 06:29:18 AM

Title: External HDD question
Post by: bagofeyes on December 01, 2007, 06:29:18 AM

I was looking at external hdds and one of them says 'For Windows' and the other says 'For Windows or OSX'. What would be the difference? Just software? I'm on a mac, but the one that says it's for windows is cheaper.

Title: Re: External HDD question
Post by: Ichirou on December 01, 2007, 06:52:45 AM

My laptop runs on Windows so I have no frickin' clue.

Title: Re: External HDD question
Post by: bagofeyes on December 01, 2007, 06:58:25 AM

I'm pretty sure I could just reformat it...

Title: Re: External HDD question
Post by: DeezNutzRBlue on December 01, 2007, 11:05:21 AM

MAC's can run windows or OS 10 now, so the hardware is the same.  It's  just some marketing.  Go with the cheaper GOOD name.  Not Maxtor.

Title: Re: External HDD question
Post by: Powerslave on December 01, 2007, 11:35:10 AM

Yeah dont buy Maxtor's. I had a Personal Storage 3200 and it trembled like fuck. When I was viewing a slideshow of pictures it used to make a little rattle each and every time it went to the next pic. I exchanged it for a LaCie and this one is great. Also you may want to get one which has a power button, since pulling the plug out all the time gets annoying.

Title: Re: External HDD question
Post by: bagofeyes on December 01, 2007, 11:41:58 AM

The available brands are a bit different in Japan, but I was gonna get a buffalo, which is what I think Ichirou got.