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Originally Posted by Seahorse Correction. There are two types of firewire and three types of plug (interface) you've forgotten about firewire 800 - this is faster than the standard firewire 400 - and from my experience with graphics work - well worth the investment (I run it with a Apple G5 powermac).
I've been using externals for years (seagate, micronet and iomega) and have settled on LaCie as a really reliable brand... I've two @ 160Gb FW 400 Blue and 500Gb FW400/800. |
The problem with Firewire 800 is that it's rather obscure even if better, Apple didn't even bother with it on the MacBooks which annoyed a fair few people.
LaCie don't make hard drives [or monitors] they just package other people's hardware in slightly fancier wrappings. Though I actually prefer my WD mini HD to my LaCie mini HD as it is better designed for rough+ tumble whilst travelling. Prettier too, judging by people's reactions when they see it.