What External hard drive is compatible with Mac OS 10.4.11 tiger

Trying to find an external hard drive compatible with tiger 10.4.11. Have heard that G-Tech slim 1tb slim might be ok or 500GB but not sure. Any thoughts?
Thanks :)

Pollypj wrote:
I'm in the uk ill look for OWC. Ta
Me too, but I still buy from OWC regardless of the extra delivery costs. It is a company whose advice and products you can trust.
This is the one I use (G5 iMac running Leopard):
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB

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