External hard drive for MacBook Air

Simon Morgan

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Oct 30, 2004

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Oxford

• Oct 27, 2016

• #1

Looking to get the above. Does anyone have anything they'd particularly recommend? As a bonus, if you could let me know whether you think Apple is a brilliant company or a horrible cult then I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you, friends

 

Bozza

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Jul 4, 2003

55,719

Back in Sussex

• Oct 27, 2016

• #2

Anything will do.

I don't like drives that need their own external power, but that's just personal.

It just comes down to how much storage you want/need.

(Apple are wankers)

 

RexCathedra

Aurea Mediocritas

Jan 14, 2005

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Vacationland

• Oct 27, 2016

• #3

If you only want additional storage, because of a filled SSD, and not an external drive per se, big enough for complete-disk backups, etc, throw a SDHC card in it.
High-speed for preference. (UHS 3)

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

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Eastbourne

• Oct 28, 2016

• #4

RexCathedra said:

If you only want additional storage, because of a filled SSD, and not an external drive per se, big enough for complete-disk backups, etc, throw a SDHC card in it.
High-speed for preference. (UHS 3)

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This. You can get shortarse Sd cards that fit flush with the slot.

 

Steve in Japan

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May 9, 2013

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East of Eastbourne

• Oct 28, 2016

• #5

i bought a 2TB "My Passport" from Western Digital for my Macbook in 2012. Has proved reliable (kiss of death now I am sure).

 

RandyWanger

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Mar 14, 2013

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Done a Frexit, now in London

• Oct 28, 2016

• #6

I've got a Nifty drive in mine, plugs into the SD slot and looks like it was factory fitted. That gives me more storage as internal SSD in mine was 128GB (mid 2011 MBA)
As for an external USB, I use a Lacie Rugged. Small and fast with some protection built in.