or you can just get what you need in a box. I have an Lasie big disc it's a tb drive and nice. It also has all the neat software on it to controll user access and such.
----- Original Message ----- From: "UCLA Bruins Fan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:07 AM Subject: Re: external hard drive reccomendations I have an airport router, so I guess my network would be able to handle one of these drives? Where could I get one? Olivia On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:27 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Olivia, they might be a bit more expensive, but if you already > have a router and a network, then network attached might be the way > to go, especially if you don't plan to move it. USB is great for > portability, but now we're getting up to 8 and 12 usb ports on a > chassey and the power consumption vs performance is getting just a > bit rediculous, especially for mac users who have access to really > good network and firewire support. > > So, if you're going to carry it around with you go USB, and if > you're going to leave it stationary, go network. These are really > easy to put together, so I'd buy the hard drive and enclosure > seperate and then you can have the componants you want. Some of the > new sata enclosures support up to a terabyte now which is just > rediculous. > > I can talk you through it over the phone if you decide to get the > componants and build it yourself. > > Best, > > Erik > erik burggraaf > > Certified Technician > Assistive Computing LTD Support and training > Sales department: 888-828-2445 > Support and Training: 888-255-5194 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website coming soon > > > > On 9-Sep-08, at 7:38 PM, UCLA Bruins Fan wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> Now that I have been downloading movies and TV shows thanks to >> Itunes 8 I know I will need an external hard drive. What kinds of >> hard drives do people have, and which ones would you recommend. >> Also, How would I have my Itunes library downloaded onto an >> external drive and sync my Ipod with it? >> Thanks so much for any advice! >> Olivia >> >> > >
