04-09-2007, 07:18 PM
Since you don't have an external drive already, and you do need one, I would seriously consider paying a bit more and getting one that is firewire and USB2. OWC has a bunch of these for example. You pay a bit more for the dual interface, but down the road when you get a new mac it could be handy to have USB2 on there.
Also, your imac is silent right now. Don't get an external drive with a fan. Although there is some dispute about the wisdom of a fanless case, I think the noise of a fan buzzing on your desktop could really bug you. Well designed fanless cases like the OWC one will cool the drive just fine.
Also, your imac is silent right now. Don't get an external drive with a fan. Although there is some dispute about the wisdom of a fanless case, I think the noise of a fan buzzing on your desktop could really bug you. Well designed fanless cases like the OWC one will cool the drive just fine.