In need of help to find decent external home network drive !
Hi,
I am in need of an external home network drive in either 1 or 2TB form.
It will be for an imac and macbook pro + ps3 to use.
I saw this Western Digital one but was not sure how good it is -
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=300
I would be using it to back up HD final cut pro files a lot as well.
Please help.
Cheers
Personally, I like the WD drives. Daughter has the half TB version of the drive and loves it...works seemlessly with her MBP.
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aye, indeed.
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