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Verbatim Store'n'Go for Mac 500 GB USB 3.0 & FW 800

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While USB 3.0 equipped external hard drives are a dime a dozen, the Verbatim Store'n'Go for Mac adds Firewire 800 to the mix. This makes the external drive rather unique and offers a noticeable price advantage when compared to the likes of LaCie or Freecom variants.

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I assume that the test was made on a Windows computer?
What are the diff. between Win / Mac HDD editions? Firewire?
 
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Not a very good drive i think, i bought recently a 750GB iomega usb3 2.5 drive, it is faster than this one, its even faster than some 3.5 drives i have, doesnt need external power and it was cheaper...
All win, but this ones still looks nice though...
 
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Drop the firewire connector and just make it usb3 only imo.
 
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You may also get this unit without FW800, but the fact that some may need this, there are too few other options out there - most of which cost more than this one. Considering that, the Verbatim one is a solid choice.

I agree though, with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, the Firewire interface is doomed to...disappear...
 
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Given the speeds on firewire compared to usb3, i think it would be better to buy a usb3 add in card if you don't have usb3 for the mucho better speeds.
 
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