Can anyone suggest best 500 GB external hard drive for MAC PRO?

Genius Bar rep told me to back up hard drive before delving into whirring tower... Any suggestions for a 500 GB automatic external hard drive? I've researched several, but they all seem to have drawbacks. Reliability and a quiet fan are priorities. Thanks.

Thanks so much for sharing that. Just talked to Apple support .... MAC PRO apparently has 4 slots for drives, and they would be covered under the Apple Protection Plan. With Leopard, they could be set to back up automatically. Thx again!

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Can anyone suggest the best external hard drive for MAC PRO?

As my tower is whirring like the proverbial jet, I was told at the Genius Bar to back everything up before trouble-shooting. I've researched various 500 GB ext. hard drives, but they all seem to have drawbacks. My biggest priority is reliability. Any ideas? Thanks.

You will find suitable products at MacSales.com or you can purchase a hard drive separately and install it in an external Firewire enclosure. You will find enclosures at:
MacSales.com
CoolDrives.com
FirewireDirect.com
NewEgg.com
In the future please choose the proper forum for your topic. You posted this question in the MacBook Pro forum instead of the Mac Pro forum.

What is the best external hard drive for Mac Pro for photography

Hi,
Can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive portable external hard drive that can transfer large photos between my laptop and the external drive?
I'm thinking something that has Firewire, around 500gb or more and is lightweight.
An absolute must is Dependable. Something that doesn't* break or disconnect on me continually after 6 months.
Any help would be much appreciated!!!
Thank you guys and gals!
Mari

I ALWAYS build my own drive (takes 5 mins). More storage and less money.
Use FireWire not USB.
USB is packet oriented and data transfer is managed by the CPU, Firewire is a streaming protocol and data transfer is managed by the CPU only to initiate transfer, after that, Firewire handles the rest dropping CPU load to nearly 0%.
Put the drive below, in the enclosure at the bottom. Note how the enclosure has a cooling fan, and that the drive is mounted on vibration mounts. I know of no other hard drive enclosure with those features.
A hard drive has three enemies 1) Heat, 2) Vibration, 3) A Windows 7 installation.
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Intellipower-Desktop-WD20EADS/dp/B001RB1TI S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258862242&sr=8-1
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External hard drives for mac pro, external hard drives for mac pro

my laptop always says there is not enough space and I notice my hard drive it out of room, what would be a best external hard drive that will support the Mac Book Pro?

huge storage, low cost, high quality, very small and portable.
BEST FOR THE COST, Toshiba "tiny giant" 15mm thick 2TB drive (have several of them, lots of storage in tiny package)    $100
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Connect-Portable-HDTC720XK3C1/dp/B00CGUMS48    /ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1390020791&sr=8-3&keywords=toshiba+2tb
best options for the price, and high quality HD:
Quality 1TB drives are $50 per TB on 3.5" or $65 per TB on 2.5"
Perfect 1TB for $68
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-Hard-Drive/dp/B005J7YA3W/ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379452568&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+toshiba
Nice 500gig for $50. ultraslim perfect for use with a notebook
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B009F1CXI2/ref=s    r_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1377642728&sr=1-1&keywords=toshiba+slim+500gb
*This one is the BEST portable external HD available that money can buy:
HGST Touro Mobile 1TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive $88
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Most storage experts agree on the Hitachi 2.5"
Hitachi is the winner in hard drive reliability survey:
Hitachi manufacturers the safest and most reliable hard drives, according to the Storelab study. Of the hundreds of Hitachi hard drives received, not a single one had failed due to manufacturing or design errors. Adding the highest average lifespans and the best relationship between failures and market share, Hitachi can be regarded as the winner.

New external hard drive for Mac Pro & FCE

I wasn't sure where to post this question, but as most of my Mac work is using FCE I thought this would be the best place to ask.
My Western Digital 1TB Studio External Drive keeps going into sleep mode and I'm concerned it may go to sleep soon and not come back to life again. I'm looking for a similar hard drive with Firewire 800 on it.
Apple store recommended Lacie D2 hard drive which I have previously heard bad reviews about their reliability and customer service. I have over the years on my PC used Maxtor or Western Digital, however this is my second WD Studio drive in last 6 months that has gone into deep sleep mode.
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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MESATATBEK/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Firmtek/SATA2EN2/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Firmtek/SATA5PM/
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Convert FAT to NTFS in Vista;
Delete FAT and create in Vista (essential to install Vista)
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Can anyone recommend software to scan iMac hard drive for errors

Hello Apple Community
Can anyone recommend software to scan iMac hard drive for errors/defects/corruption?
I've been having problems with hard drive for months and it finally froze on me so I reformatted and restored from Time Machine.
Everything is fine now but I just have a feeling I will see the same problems occur because I simply restored to the exact moment from where I was having problems (i.e. Finder crashing/permissions issues/Volumes unmounting/Trash not working/Random error messages/Computer crashing when opening or saving PNG).
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I agree with both. Most important though is you backup your data frequently*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
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Personal Experience with the One Touch Series:
Keep a VERY CLOSE EYE on that Maxtor One Touch!
I had two of the 1TB Firewire 800 models at one point. Hard drives failed on one of them within a month. Warranty replaced the unit but not the data. After a year, the tiny fans died and the drives overheated, resulting in total loss of both enclosures and all the data on them (within a week of each other).
Those things are not meant for continuous use. If you only use them for periodic backup purposes, and then shut them off, they may be fine.
Maxtor's setup software for the Mac was a PITA, too. The version included on the disc was worthless. Disk label indicated one version, actual version on the disc was an older, incompatible version. Maxtor sent a replacement disc. It was the same disc with the same problem. Finally located the correct installer on their website. That was a few years ago.
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Best external hard drive for macbook pro 10.5.8?

I have a macbook pro 2008, OSX 10.5.8 (My model number is MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008) and will be upgrading to Snow Leopard 10.6 soon. I am just about to order an external hard drive and have shortlisted from the link below. Please let me know if it'll run well, I was told to order 500GB and not 1TB. It seems Seagate and WD are more compatible for Windows. Will the Sony hard drive work on 10.6 as well smoothly once I upgrade? Any advice on other hard drives would be very very useful. With thanks.
http://www.flipkart.com/sony-hd-eg5-b-2-5-inch-500-gb-external-hard-drive/p/itmd 5ha5wztctaur?pid=ACCD5HA4VYDAUYYZ&srno=b_6&ref=844cdd6f-5b5e-456c-9d61-80424bec1 0ea
details:
Brand
Sony
Capacity
500 GB
Connectivity
USB 3.0
Dimensions
80 x 16 x 126 mm
Encryption
256-bit AES Data Encryption
Features
Other Requirements: 256 MB RAM, Pentium III 450 MHz Processor, 3x Faster Transfer Speed with Data Transfer Accelerator software, Operating Temperature : 5Deg C - 40Deg C, Storage Temperature : -20Deg C - 60Deg C Read Less
Form Factor
Portable
Model
HD-EG5/S
OS Supported
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X v10.4, Mac OS X v10.5, Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X v10.7(Mac OS supports only USB 2.0)
Part Number
HD-EG5/S
External Power Required
No
Size
2.5 inch
Software
Data Transfer Accelerator, Backup Manager, Password Protection Manager, FAT32 Formatter
Transfer Speed
USB 2.0: 480 Mbps, USB 3.0: 5 Gbps
Type
Portable
Weight
220 g

hi there, thanks for your quick reply:)
I checked my disk space in my 6 year old pro and it seems I have used 80-90 GB with around 90 GB free space still. Thus 500GB might be more than enough I hope. If there's not much price difference - I could look at 1 TB.
If any external hard drive should work - please let me know if the WD below would be ok too? As it's little cheaper than the Sony I selected http://www.flipkart.com/wd-elements-2-5-inch-500-gb-external-hard-drive/p/itmdmh dqa7q3rtjq?pid=ACCDMHDQAN9EPTRS&srno=b_1&ref=134a18e1-c6e9-4870-8cff-01087274cdf 2
Form Factor
Portable
Model
WD Elements
OS Supported
Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8, Mac
Part Number
WDBUZG5000ABK
In The Box
Hard Drive, USB Cable
In OS Supported it just says Mac (Hope that would mean 10.5.8 and above?)
I have limited choices here in India thus have to be careful.
thanks again,I'll go by last word before I type my credit card details!
with thanks,
Surbhi

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Personally I have had poor luck with LaCie Big Disk peformance and support and don't recommend LaCie. However I do recognize that my sample of one is statistically insignificant.
The eSATA concept is interesting, but bleeding tech edge at the moment. For a solid solution that works now I recommend FW800 (forget USB) and RAID 0 technology. I have had great success with OWC and just bought their least expensive (in $ per GB) 640 GB FW800 US$370 RAID O drive setup: <http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/ME8R7640GB16/>.
Just this week OWC introduced RAID 0 +1 drives that have RAID 0 speeds but also provide mirror backups. Perhaps the very best solution but pricey.
EDIT: If you bought a 15" MBP instead of the 17" you forever lack FW 800. Go for a FW 800 or an eSATA Express Card solution when available. You could buy an OWC drive now and jusr run it FW 400 until you get an Express Card FW800 port. The OWC drive came with ports and cables for both FW 800 and FW 400.
-Allen Wicks

What is the best external hard drives for macbook pro?

I am looking to buy an external hard drive for my macbook pro urgently.
I was intending to purchase a time capsule but am really concerned with the reliability concerns of the time capsules where they stop working after 6 months to 18 months as posted on various forums.
I was considering purchasing a western digital external hard drive but they also receive a lot of negative feedback.
I have never used firewire previously but am interested in getting feedback as to how useful forum readers find this feature.
In terms of size am looking for 1TB approx.
Thanks in advance for your assistance as i need to purchase one immediately and i do not have time to research fully. Make, model number and approximate cost would be very helpful as well as where i could purchase hard drive in london. I am more concerned with quality rather than cost.

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Looking for external hard drive for Mac book air

I'm looking for a external hard drive for my Mac book air

What features are important to you?
Size?
Capacity?
Speed?
Price?
Reliability?
HDD or SSD?
Desktop or portable?
Just about any USB external drive will function properly, with only a few exceptions. I would avoid the Toshiba Canvio using USB 3.0, as it has been the topic for numerous threads here wherein users have had problems using them with the MacBook Air.
My personal favorite external HDD right now is the Seagate GoFlex, as I can use them with the Thunderbolt adapter. But I have been eyeing the new LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt.
For super speed, I use a Crucial model M4, either using the Seagate Thunderbolt adapter, or I have some mounted in USB 3.0 housings.

Advice on external hard drives for Macbook pro

I am looking to buy an external hard drive for my macbook pro urgently.
I was intending to purchase a time capsule but am really concerned with the reliability concerns of the time capsules where they stop working after 6 months to 18 months as posted on various forums.
I was considering purchasing a western digital external hard drive but they also receive a lot of negative feedback.
I have never used firewire previously but am interested in getting feedback as to how useful forum readers find this feature.
In terms of size am looking for 1TB approx.
Thanks in advance for your assistance as i need to purchase one immediately and i do not have time to research fully. Make, model number and approximate cost would be very helpful as well as where i could purchase hard drive in london. I am more concerned with quality rather than cost.

Opinions vary and people have different experiences ...
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http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=11158
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