[pcthiker]

So much data; so little space. I'm about to purchase a one Terabyte drive. Time Capsule does not seem to be a good solution for me. Tying up bandwidth for backups might cause a problem. So I'm looking at a FW-connected drive. I have two G-Tech drives: 250 GB and 500 GB (RAID 0). No problems for the year I've owned them. But the reviews on the Apple site aren't that good. I'm looking for advice. Thanks.

[Jon Seff]

Check out our roundup of 750GB and 1TB drives from earlier this year.

[lkrupp]

I just purchased a Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 1TB drive. It comes already formatted for the Mac (HFS+ extended). Quad interface (USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800, eSATA). Works perfectly with Time Machine. Five year guarantee. Sweet machine. A bit pricey at $320 but worth it in my opinion.

[pcthiker]

Thanks, Jon. I appreciate the information, and found the article less than complete. User ratings varied considerably from the author's findings. Which are usualy more valid in your experience?

[pcthiker]

I'm leaning in that direction. Thanks.

[Jon Seff]

I bought a 1TB MyBook Studo for my TM backups, and have been very happy with it.

[kms007]

I use a OneTouch 4Plus by Maxtor. Works great as a Time Machine drive with my Macbook Pro.

[Rcovell]

I've purchased several of the Newer Technology drives with the additional ports, both USB and Firewire, and have had great luck with them all.

Bob.