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

Darksaber · Oct 30, 2011

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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VulkanBros · Nov 3, 2011

I assume that the test was made on a Windows computer?
What are the diff. between Win / Mac HDD editions? Firewire?

djisas · Nov 4, 2011

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...

Deleted member 24505 · Nov 4, 2011

Drop the firewire connector and just make it usb3 only imo.

Darksaber · Nov 5, 2011

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...

Deleted member 24505 · Nov 6, 2011

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

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