I am getting my first Mac! I am getting it in December when the new Mac Pro comes out. I was bummed out by the lack of storage, so I am getting one of these massive storage things. First, are they secure? I mean, I don't want it to crash and loose all my data. I am writing a series of kids books and have a lot of writing and pictures. I would hate to loose it all. I also have over 10,000 songs from iTunes, thousands of TV shows, movies, apps and a bunch of other stuff. So I want to make sure it is not something that has the drives just stop working. Also, I read that everything is used on multiple drives. Is there a way I can set this up so that each hard drive is on it's own? That way, if one drive crashed, the stuff on the others would be safe. Thank you for the help. I am excited to get my first Mac Pro!!!! I am getting my first Mac! I am getting it in December when the new Mac Pro comes out. I was bummed out by the lack of storage, so I am getting one of these massive storage things. First, are... » Read More I am getting my first Mac! I am getting it in December when the new Mac Pro comes out. I was bummed out by the lack of storage, so I am getting one of these massive storage things. First, are they secure? I mean, I don't want it to crash and loose all my data. I am writing a series of kids books and have a lot of writing and pictures. I would hate to loose it all. I also have over 10,000 songs from iTunes, thousands of TV shows, movies, apps and a bunch of other stuff. So I want to make sure it is not something that has the drives just stop working. Also, I read that everything is used on multiple drives. Is there a way I can set this up so that each hard drive is on it's own? That way, if one drive crashed, the stuff on the others would be safe. Thank you for the help. I am excited to get my first Mac Pro!!!! « Show Less
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While I think the MAC Pro decision is questionable ;) I do recommend the LaCie. I have more than one drive. there are different ways to safeguard the data, if you use mirroring you are basically duplicating (backing up on the fly) everything that you write of the drive and if the drive fails you go to the mirror, with this option you utilize only 50% of the drive storage.the other option (and the one I use) is RAID 5. you use 80% of the storage capacity but if a drive fails, you can still read the date normally till you replace it. if more than one drive fail at a time then you are out of luck and should never buy lottery tickets :) While I think the MAC Pro decision is questionable ;) I do recommend the LaCie. I have more than one drive. there are different ways to safeguard the data, if you use mirroring you are basically duplicating (backing up on the fly) everything that you write of the drive and if the drive fails you go to the mirror, with this option you utilize only 50% of the drive storage.the other option (and the one I use) is RAID 5. you use 80% of the storage capacity but if a drive fails, you can still read the date normally till you replace it. if more than one drive fail at a time then you are... » Read More While I think the MAC Pro decision is questionable ;) I do recommend the LaCie. I have more than one drive. there are different ways to safeguard the data, if you use mirroring you are basically duplicating (backing up on the fly) everything that you write of the drive and if the drive fails you go to the mirror, with this option you utilize only 50% of the drive storage.the other option (and the one I use) is RAID 5. you use 80% of the storage capacity but if a drive fails, you can still read the date normally till you replace it. if more than one drive fail at a time then you are out of luck and should never buy lottery tickets :) « Show Less
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We have over 15 of these and they are very dependable. Use RAID 5 to keep your data if a drive fails. Tech support is excellent in responding and getting a replacement drive out to you.
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Yes. I haven't encountered any issues. These are top notch disc's. I've used them in several PC's including my older MacPro and G5 desktops. I don't have a MacBook. I haven't had any bad disc's as of yet. I still have over half of the 200 I purchased... but I think I would've had at least one go by now if the QC was lousy. Remember that the best name disc's can have bad runs, and vis versa. IMO we are at the mercy of luck in many cases. All you can do is find a "currently" high rated product, and get it fast before they rest on their laurels! I hope I didn't get too off subject for you here? But I like these discs!
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bought mine Saturday, came with old leopard (but i bought snow leopard) best macbook pro ever. snow leopard really makes it come alive (with speed) my adobe and pro apps load up with the greatest of ease (it's scary how fast they run now), heck, even firefox doesn't slow down the system anymore! (though it does take it's time) and now you can add more than 10 items to you dock (when dragging a folder down), soo awesome!
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You must have a huge iTunes file if you need 10 Terabytes. Love this but I am concerned because if one hard drive fails, you lose the whole thing.
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I agree with Steve Anderson.I loved my first mac. I loved my second even better but it failed far sooner than it should have. I am going for my third now. I am an old guy who supposed to know nothing about computers. I prefer Macs simply because they never crashed every 2 or 3 months like my old Win 98 did and I have fond memories of that computer too.With a mac I don't have to worry AS MUCH about viruses but I still don't click on suspicious links. However... my last experience with Mac's have soured me on them just a little. If I buy through Amazon this time I'll purchase their 4 year Square Trade warranty. It's cheaper than Apple's and lasts a full year longer. I agree with Steve Anderson.I loved my first mac. I loved my second even better but it failed far sooner than it should have. I am going for my third now. I am an old guy who supposed to know nothing about computers. I prefer Macs simply because they never crashed every 2 or 3 months like my old Win 98 did and I have fond memories of that computer too.With a mac I don't have to worry AS MUCH about viruses but I still don't click on suspicious links. However... my last experience with Mac's have soured me on them just a little. If I buy through Amazon this time I'll purchase their 4 year... » Read More I agree with Steve Anderson.I loved my first mac. I loved my second even better but it failed far sooner than it should have. I am going for my third now. I am an old guy who supposed to know nothing about computers. I prefer Macs simply because they never crashed every 2 or 3 months like my old Win 98 did and I have fond memories of that computer too.With a mac I don't have to worry AS MUCH about viruses but I still don't click on suspicious links. However... my last experience with Mac's have soured me on them just a little. If I buy through Amazon this time I'll purchase their 4 year Square Trade warranty. It's cheaper than Apple's and lasts a full year longer. « Show Less
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Most likely. From Apple: 160GB or 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive, or 128GB or 256GB solid-state drive. Personally I wouldn't take my Mac apart; there's plenty of independent certified Apple repair people. While you're at it, get a new battery!
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First buy the thunderbolt connector. It is less expensive to buy it from Apple. I then purchased an external disk drive. Good luck
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups... I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner. BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable! Fingers crossed on reliability, Yikesboy
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I can't answer that through a test, as I'm using a Mac Mini with a SSD internal drive that only holds the OS and the program files. All of my music, movies, documents, etc. are on the first external drive, the second is a back-up of the first drive, the third backs-up the internal SSD and the 4th is a time-machine back-up (I don't use the external in a RAID configuration). I can tell you that I do not notice any difference compared to my former MacPro that had internal bays. I just opened my photo library that holds more than 42,000 photos and can scroll through the thumbnails without any lag. I also have more than 23,000 songs in iTunes and when I scroll through that, there is no lag, and all the album artwork appears instantly. I recently commented to a friend who purchased the new MacPro (has not arrived) and ordered the DataTale thunderbolt enclosure that I could not tell I was using an external drive. I also use Aperture for photo editing (large RAW files) and there is no lag when editing. It's a great drive!
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Absolutely perfect for it. You can pick out the various components to suit your wallet and needs, but do NOT skimp on the RAM! And, install a second drive if possible. They're both very inexpensive if you you know where to buy them. I have always used http://www.transintl.com/macupgrades/index.cfm for my HDs and RAM.
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I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for storage later down the road. I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for... » Read More I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for storage later down the road. « Show Less
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bought mine Saturday, came with old leopard (but i bought snow leopard)best macbook pro ever. snow leopard really makes it come alive (with speed)my adobe and pro apps load up with the greatest of ease (it's scary how fast they run now), heck, even firefox doesn't slow down the system anymore! (though it does take it's time)and now you can add more than 10 items to you dock (when dragging a folder down), soo awesome!
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Yes, I bought this drive a year ago and have been very happy with it. Rather than use the software that came with it I did my backups manually, just the folders I wanted saved such as photos and documents. I've updated it regularly and never had any issues other than the cord can easily come out of it so I suggest when you do a backup to place both your MacBook Pro and the drive on a table and leave them alone after the backup starts to take place. I also make sure I have the power plugged in and have the screen set to remain on rather than hibernate so I can take a quick look to check the progress.
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way... » Read More "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" « Show Less
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I recieved it already (on the 15th, of Sept 2009).. It didnt come pre-installed. it came as a "drop in dvd" in the Macbook pro Box. I installed it after try 10.5 for 1 day, it takes about 45 mins only. and makes it faster and u get back 7gb of memory.. Thanks for the reply
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups...I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner.BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable!Fingers crossed on reliability,Yikesboy
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I have an iMac 24 (2008) and iMac27 (2011) ... and am trying to initialize this drive on either, and the systems only seem to see 1.8TB - not 4TB. The website that they direct you to is very cagey on this - the drives say there is not problem, but there is an asterisk that says you may only be able to access 2tb of the drive. I'm wondering if you ever got this working. I am trying to install the drive in a box on the Firewire 400 and 800 channels though ... not sure if the SATA interface would be any better. This is kind of nonsense ... one would think they not want to sell these drives to people who cannot use them and have to return them for a refund ... but? Did you get your drive installed? By the way I just wonder what the people who respond to this that have no idea are trying to accomplish by that? Kind of silly wasting everyone's and their own time?