Re: USB External Drive on an iMac?

In article <uce-FEEF27.19422024062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Gregory Weston <uce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article 
> <bd75c117-ff8b-4203-a273-8dc00f893d02@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Noble <NobleBell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > I just purchased VMWare's Fusion and am intending on using Windows XP
> > through it. I have been using the trial version for a couple of weeks
> > and really enjoyed it. I have an iMac and plan on using a USB external
> > hard drive to host all my Windows files and projects. Can you suggest
> > a good brand of drive and/or alternative to this?
> 
> If the data you'll be using are of significant size, pay the couple of 
> extra bucks for a drive/case with a FireWire interface. The performance 
> difference is not trivial and really shows on larger transfers.

Perhaps it's where I live but every time I look at prices, FireWire 
devices come out at approximately double the price of their USB 
equivalents. Or are you saying I should be on the lookout for FireWire 
cases to put drives into?

-- 
Paul Sture

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