so im gonna buy a new one for my mac but as i have no clue about macs and all you nice people do i was wondering if you could shed some light money isnt really an obsticle (but i dont want to be paying just for a cool name) : ] what should i get 2008-10-05T16:56:31-04:00 13 2008-10-05T15:12:27-04:00 true 0 8448 false false 2879 1486 1 2009-11-21T05:02:39-05:00 284 go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:23:36-04:00 219979 8884 2008-10-05T15:23:36-04:00 I have one of those Western Digital passport hard drives that I've been happy with so far. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:29:09-04:00 219984 1157 2008-10-05T15:29:09-04:00 <blockquote><cite>xDerekx said:</cite> go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs.</blockquote> psssh, whatever, most the time those people dont know jack shit, thats if you can even get them to talk to you. i went with the wd my book, the've got some nice lighter portable drives too on the cheap. id stay away from lacie, ive had bad experiences with them. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:33:37-04:00 219988 1146 2008-10-05T15:33:37-04:00 What about the apple time capsule? 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:44:52-04:00 219999 6102 2008-10-05T15:44:52-04:00 i've got a maxtor external. i've also built 2 in the last year. depends on what you're looking for, but sometimes buying a harddrive and a case for it is cheaper than a prefab one 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:47:53-04:00 220002 1992 2008-10-05T15:47:53-04:00 i have a WD 120 GB mybook, and i had a 80 GB passport, but it was in my car when i totalled it. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:53:35-04:00 220010 173 2008-10-05T15:53:35-04:00 <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>xDerekx said:</cite> go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs.</blockquote> psssh, whatever, most the time those people dont know jack shit, thats if you can even get them to talk to you. </blockquote> haha, I know, man. My local stores are good about helping, but I live in a small town. But the apple time capsule is awesome! 8448 Post 2008-10-05T15:55:46-04:00 220012 8884 2008-10-05T16:00:16-04:00 I'm splashing out on a LaCie 500GB ethernet mini disk this month. Herd nothing but good things about them ... But if u want something smaller i also have a 160GB WD Passport thats been fine for over a year. Finally filled it up though. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:00:01-04:00 220015 968 2008-10-05T16:00:50-04:00 <blockquote><cite>ithew said:</cite> What about the apple time capsule?</blockquote> 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:02:46-04:00 220018 1742 2008-10-05T16:02:46-04:00 i looked at the time capsule and it seems to be twice the price and i dont see the point of paying more for an apple hard drive 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:04:27-04:00 220020 1486 2008-10-05T16:04:27-04:00 True they are pretty pricey but they look sexy 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:07:00-04:00 220021 1742 2008-10-05T16:07:00-04:00 I've got a 300gb Maxtor drive that started to corrupt files after a couple of years of fairly regular use, and a Lacie 1TB drive that hasn't messed up once since I got it at Christmas. I'd go with the Lacie simply because <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-301126U-Golden-500GB-External/dp/B000XOIYA6/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1223239550&sr=8-1">they</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Hard-Drive-Hi-Speed-USB2-0/dp/B0010YYPCY/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1223239550&sr=8-2">look</a> awesome, though they are a bit more expensive that most other external drives. 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:49:57-04:00 220055 7197 2008-10-05T16:49:57-04:00 I have an iomega 500 and as heavyprints will contest, I dropped it on the floor 2 nights ago and it still works! 8448 Post 2008-10-05T16:56:31-04:00 220061 2879 2008-10-05T16:56:48-04:00