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FanIn80 · 10-14-2008, 09:53 AM

Get the Iomega drive from London Drugs. It has both USB and Firewire (400/800). It's also 500GB and was 199 last time I looked.

Gimme a sec, and I'll get you a link.

Here you go: http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/...7&ProductTab=3

It's actually 179 now.

Edit: Some may say that 179 is too much for a 500GB, but keep in mind this supports FireWire 800 which is the fastest data connection you can get on an iMac or a MacBook Pro. Even if you only have a FireWire 400 port, it's still faster than USB for your Mac. Like everything else that is built for a Mac, it's a bit pricier than other options, but it's worth it. My reccomendation: Plug it into the FW port on your iMac and leave it there, with Time Capsule turned on and running, and then create a secondary NTFS partition that you can share and access with your Windows box over the network.

10-14-2008, 09:53 AM	#6
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	Get the Iomega drive from London Drugs. It has both USB and Firewire (400/800). It's also 500GB and was 199 last time I looked. Gimme a sec, and I'll get you a link. Here you go: http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/...7&ProductTab=3 It's actually 179 now. Edit: Some may say that 179 is too much for a 500GB, but keep in mind this supports FireWire 800 which is the fastest data connection you can get on an iMac or a MacBook Pro. Even if you only have a FireWire 400 port, it's still faster than USB for your Mac. Like everything else that is built for a Mac, it's a bit pricier than other options, but it's worth it. My reccomendation: Plug it into the FW port on your iMac and leave it there, with Time Capsule turned on and running, and then create a secondary NTFS partition that you can share and access with your Windows box over the network. Last edited by FanIn80; 10-14-2008 at 10:07 AM.