This should not come as a shock to anyone, as it has been proven before, but let me take this moment to say that, yes, despite their rated speeds, 400-megabit FireWire S400 (aka IEEE 1394) is faster than 480-megabit USB 2.0. While swapping out disk drives (first to upgrade the internal drive in my MacBook Pro and later to give Time Machine more room), I took some quick … [Read more...] about Yes, FireWire is Faster Than USB
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How To Move OS X Time Machine Backups To A New Disk
Well, that happened pretty quickly! After upgrading the internal hard drive on my MacBook Pro to 320 GB, I moved the 120 GB disk Apple shipped with the machine to my Verbatim SmartDisk FireWire+USB enclosure to use as a Time Machine backup target. Despite applying some tricks to reduce the amount of data backed up by Time Machine, I filled up the 120 GB drive pretty quickly … [Read more...] about How To Move OS X Time Machine Backups To A New Disk
Upgraded! 320 GB in a MacBook Pro!
I know I'm not the first to do this, but it does make me chuckle to have upgraded a brand new machine less than a week after buying it. That's right, my brand new MacBook Pro now has 4 GB of RAM and a massive 320 GB of disk space. If you're thinking of upgrading your disk, whether you have a Mac or PC, now might be a good time, as prices have recently hit a new low … [Read more...] about Upgraded! 320 GB in a MacBook Pro!
Big Little Disks Are On The Way
The relentless march of hard drive capacity is about to reach its next cantonment as 500 GB 2.5" drives begin to arrive this month. These little half-terabyte wonders will continue the downward pressure on price and challenge flash-based drives just as they stake their claim in the main stream of the market. … [Read more...] about Big Little Disks Are On The Way