How do you eliminate Hard Drive noise from mobile DJ setup?

Chris

Im using a laptop, m-audio usb pro, 2 150w powered speakers. The problem is the hard drive spinning is coming through the speakers. I know about using good cables, crossing wires properly and grounding. Does any one else have any handy tricks they have discovered? Thanks.

Answer
What do you mean by M-Audio USB Pro?

The M-Audio Fast Track Pro Mobile USB Audio/MIDI Interface? Or the M-Audio X-Session Pro USB MIDI DJ Mixer Controller?

If it's the mixer controller & you're using the soundcard that came with your laptop, you need to upgrade your soundcard.

Sound Cards
http://pleppy.blogspot.com/2007/03/sound-cards.html

Also you didn't mention what hard drive you are using, so I suspect you might be trying to use your laptop's internal hard drive. Live DJing with a laptop requires using a good portable hard drive.

Whenever you are dealing with an audio drive, be it recording or just playback, these three things are what should instantly pop into your head.

1. First and most importantly, USE FIREWIRE.
2. You want to make sure it has a spindle speed of at least 7200RPM with an 8MB or larger cache.
3. If you can, look for "Oxford 911" chipset.


Glyph netDrives USB + FireWire 400 Hard Drive 80GB
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_glyph_netdrives_usb__firewire_400_hard_drive_80gb?full_sku=240291%2e556

Glyph netDrives USB + FireWire 400 Hard Drive 500GB
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_glyph_netdrives_usb__firewire_400_hard_drive_500mb?full_sku=240298%2e721

Most computer based DJs have two portable hard drives & make an extra copy of their hard drive. That way if you have a problem with the hard drive you're using during a gig, you have a back up hard drive.

BTW
JFYI for future reference { Cars & Transportation > Car Audio } is not a very good category for asking questions about DJing.

In the future try using one of these categories for better responses to your DJing questions:

{ Consumer Electronics > Home Theater }

{ Consumer Electronics > music & Music Players }

{ Consumer Electronics > General - Consumer Electronics }

{ Computers & Internet > Hardware }

Running out of space on my harddrive...what should I do?

Audi

I only have 500MB left on my hard drive, and I've already deleted all the unnecessary files I could find. What should I do now? Can you get a bigger harddrive for a laptop...?

Answer
Yes you can get a larger hard drive for your laptop..
OR....
(drum roll please)
You can get a USB portable external hard drive... like a Western Digital MyPassport. You can get them at Walmart, and Staples, and Best Buy...
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13285084
$80 for 320gb. You can even get it in pink or green.

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What is the fastest usb 2.0 2tb external hard drive?

Dan

i have a acer revo r3700 with an ssd in it which will only store executables so i need 2 external harddrives one for backup and one for storing my media.

What is the fastest usb 2.0 2tb external hard drive? this i would use for media. tell me why you'd choose it, if there isn't a specific one please let me know a few good ones with different prices.
what spec should i look for when searching for a very fast hard drive.

what drive should i choose for backup?

I intend to put both drives in a dual enclose ( if they exist?) and i'll be carrying them around alot

Also how do i need to set up my harddrives so that the read/write speeds stay as high as possible?. and so that my ssd does not slow down or fill up?

Answer
When it comes to external hard drives there isn't any easy answer to which is fastest. This is because no external model will be fastest at both reading and writing data. When technology mags review external drives for speed then they are usually tested in four ways. Speed of reading and writing a limited number of large files and speed of reading and writing hundreds of individual small files sequentially.
For the fastest performance you should be looking to USB 3 as it is up to 5 times faster in real world use than USB 2. Even if your system has no native support USB 3, it is easy to add a PCI card to a desktop PC that does. There is a newer technology that is just emerging, invented by Intel, called Thunderbolt. But very few systems currently support and not many external drives do either.
The Western Digital MyBook range are very fast and within that range there are drives which support both USB 2 and USB 3 connections with capacities ranging from 1TB to 3TB. See here: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=240
The MyBook essential range have good read and write speeds for both large and small files but aren't necessary the top performing external drive in any one category. The different models include those with Smartware backup software and optional 256Bit AES encryption. If you look at the whole range from the above link i am sure will find a model that suites your needs.
If you need portability [as you suggest] then you will have to sacrifice a little speed but WesternDigital also have a good range of "MyPassport" and WD "Elements" drives, geared towards portability and vary in size up to 1TB. Very few portable drives exist with over a Terabyte of storage so you will need to balance your need for portability against the size of storage available.
You can see the WD portable ranges [and compare features] here: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/external/portable/

Best hard drive for Mac video editting and storage?

iseegrace

I have the Mac OS X 10.7.3
2.3 GHz Intel Core i5

I am planning to get a portable external hard drive within the $200 budget mainly for video editting on Final Cut Pro and After effects and for storage.

I am so confused with fireware and 3.0
3.0 seems to be a good thing but will my macbook be compatible with it or will it function as a 2.0?

Please recommend me with the products with links. Thanks!

Answer
Final point is that Firewire 800 has wider bandwidth than USB. Also, USB never performs in real life situations equal to the spec.

Your computer (if it shows "MacBookPro8,1" for the Machine ID) is Early 2011, so it is USB 2.0. You cannot connect any USB 3.0 device to that. Your fastest option no matter what we think about USB 3.0 is still Firewire 800.... or Thunderbolt.

I also suggest an aluminum case for better heat dissipation. See links below.

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When I plug my seagate portable hard drive to my mac it wont let me save files, how can I fix this?

41

I have two seagate portable hard drives and when I plug them into my imac it wont let me save anything on them, I do not have this issue with my pc, it lets me save and access all files. With my Imac however it will only let me view and use the files that are already on it and not save new files.

Answer
The drives are formatted NTFS: that's Windows' partition format and while Mac's can read NTFS, they can't write to them. You would need to back up all the files on the external drive and reformat it as FAT32 - both Windows and OS X can read/write FAT32 drives, but you will be limited to 4GB per file on the drive.

There are also utilities that let OS X write to a NTFS drive. They are cheap, but I don't know of any free ones.

Can some one help me with my new Portable Hard Drive [several questions really ; Mac]?

jx2_117

I got a SeaGate portable Hard Drive. And i have a Mac. i just want to use it as a giant Flash Drive and not is a backup disk and i got several questions about it:

1. Can i treat the hard drive as a USB or is it for back up purposes only?

2. There's a whole bunch of stuff already in it and i think it's installation for Windows. what do i do with it?

3.i read online that i can use Disk utility to erase the stuff on it [because the disk cant be modified i can't move the files to the trash]

4. Should i do what Time Machine backup tells me to do?

5. How can i get it to work more like a Flash Drive than a back up disk.

i'm sorry if i sound stupid / asked a stupid question. it's my first time buying a portable hard drive and using Time Machine. Thanks for your help.

this is the Hard Drive
http://gnagri.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/seagate_freeagent_go_1.jpg

Answer
1. If you can connect it to Mac and it recognizes it, you can use it any way you want, provided the format of your drive is HFS+ or FAT, or a bunch of other rare formats that might work. There is only read support for NTFS - but there are programs that allow you to get write access too. If that is what you need, try MacFuse (it's free) to get access to your NTFS drive.

2. If you need that Windows stuff, keep it, burn it to dvd for backup or trasnfer it to your Mac's hard drive. It seems from what you say that you should keep it. My recomendations on what to do are in #5. Otherwise, delete it.

3. Yes, you can do that. If your disk can't be modified it can be because Mac doesn't support write access to NTFS formatted drives - see above, #1. And Disk Utility can format your drive - it was one of the reasons it was made.

4. No, or at least not yet. Time Machine is a beast - an aquaintance of mine discovered Time machine fills up every bit of space it has access to in the place it is told to back up to the hard way - his portable hard drive was full of Time Machine's backups when he wanted to store some files on it for himself.

5. This is my recommendations. If you wish to purely use it as a flash drive, take out the important files, and go ahead, wipe the drive completely and format it to FAT or MSDOS, whichever appears in Disk Utility. If you wish to use as both a flash stick and a backup, it gets hairier. Take out every file, go to Disk Utility, select the Portable Drive and under Partitions, split it into two partitions (pick wisely the size of each). You may or may not have to format to HFS+ (because Mac might not allow to make Time Machine backups to non-Apple-formatted media). Now in one partition put your files for your flash-stick part of the drive and on the other one, follow the instructions Time Machine gives you but set Time Machine to back up to that partition. Be extra careful - If it says to you that it wishes to use the entire drive, don't go ahead.

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Should i get the 3ds over the new XL version?

Q. the 3ds + tax and shipping is 190 dollars

the 3ds xl + tax and shipping is $225

Theres more accessories for the 3ds because the 3ds xl is very new.

Although the big screens of the XL would look amazing, it would be a better portable for the 3ds size.

I like the original 3ds stylus, but the XL is placed at a newer location that looks better

According to reviews, the XL has a volume prob, and i dont have earphones (need them still)

Overall, what do u think i should get? Note: i dont have a 3ds yet. Idk why people keept asking this but yeah. i dont have a 3ds yet. i have a ds before but it broke. :(

also any games u recommend?

Answer
The 3DS XL isn't EXACTLY the same as the 3DS. For the most part it is, but there are a few things that are different, and to me, they make the 3DS XL a lot better. Also, I never owned a 3DS, so I don't know things about it from experience, but I did buy the 3DS XL and I think it's great. But here are the things that are different about the XL from the 3DS.

-Larger screens, obviously.

-It has a matte finish, which means you really don't see fingerprint marks on the outside.

-The stylus is located on the right side instead of from the behind like it was on the 3DS. Seems annoying to have to reach to the back to get the stylus out rather than from the side.

-Better look, IMO. I mean, I look at a picture like this of the 3DS: http://dvice.com/assets_c/2011/02/3DS-launch-titles-announced-thumb-550xauto-57771.jpg and it just doesn't look that great. I think the 3DS XL looks much nicer.

-The screen snaps into place at 2 different angles. So when you're opening it, you'll hear a click at one angle (about the angle you'd open up a laptop at), and then again at a larger angle (like a standard gaming angle).

-Less glare (going more by word with this one, as I never really used the 3DS).

-Better 3D. I went to the store one day a few weeks to see what the 3DS looked like and what the 3D looked like, and it took me like 15-30 seconds to angle myself with the display one to see the 3D effect. It really isn't hard to see the 3D on the XL.

-Better device colors. Having seen the display 3DSes at stores, I really wasn't that impressed with the colors. They're alright, but nothing special. I also wasn't that impressed looking at the pictures of the 3DS XL colors on Nintendo's website. But when I pulled out my blue 3DS XL, the color looked amazing. I was and am REALLY happy with the color and wouldn't change a thing about it if I could. So try not to judge the color by the pictures they have, because they're a far cry from how great the colors actually are in person. I also checked on youtube, and you still can't see how good the colors are in videos, you just have to see it in person.

-Better battery life.

-There are probably some other things I'm forgetting.



I'm not sure what volume problem you're talking about; I haven't noticed any yet.

I can't say much about accessories. As far as handhelds go, the 3DS XL was my first purchase. Before that, I was just given an original DS system from a friend a couple years ago, so I've never really had much use for accessories. So to me, this issue is irrelevant - I can't really comment on how the lack of accessories currently will impact you.



I was concerned about the portability as well when I was considering buying mine. I figured I'd be playing at home mostly, but I still wanted to be able to take it with me. It fits fine in the front pocket of my jeans, it fit fine in the pocket of my jacket, and it fit fine in the lower/cargo pocket of my shorts (haven't put it in the regular pocket of my shorts, but even my cell phone falls out of those when I'm driving sometimes, so I'd hardly say it's an issue of the 3DS XL alone).

Yes, it's bigger, but when I put my regular DS in my pocket, I didn't really feel like I had room to put much else in anyways, so to me, the 3DS XL isn't any worse, since I'm put in the same situation as I am with the regular DS.



You can probably tell by now that my answer is an obvious 'yes' for the 3DS XL.

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Macbook Pro - How do you use an external hard drive?

Zach

Hi all, I just recently purchased a Macbook Pro.

Tech Spechs: 15 Inch, 2.66GHz, and 128 GB SSD.

I upgraded the hard drive from 500GB to 128GB. I know that's less space, but it has a solid state drive which I really wanted.

However, now I'm running out of room! I was going to purchase this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2068/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?mco=MTYzMzA4NDE

but I'm not 100% sure of what I can do with it. Could I just upload my iTunes and everything to it? Because my library is fairly big, and I need to install other programs on here, etc.

I was wondering if I can use the hard drive for Time Machine and additionally store files on it? I know that Time Machine basically backs everything up. So I want that on there, but I also want to be able to install programs on the hard drive. Like install Microsoft Office for Mac on the external, put my iTunes library on there, etc so it would only be on the computer if the external hard drive was connected. Can it do two things like that at once? Time Machine, and store non-backup files on it?

Answer
Bassman above is correct. and you do not need a Time Capsule to use time Machine just another hard drive. I currently have my itunes library split onto TWO external harddrives because I ran out of room years ago. It does work. Good Luck!

What is the best external hard drive for Macbook Pro?

aidan

I want one that can act as an external hard drive and at the same time be used for Time Machine. (if it's possible) I would also like it to be aesthetically pleasing and be fast with a good amount of storage. About one TB. I don't want it to be too expensive. I know I am asking for a lot, but if someone could make a list of ones that fit various parts of my requirements that would be great!
I Just didn't want someone showing me one for like $300 dollars @ 3TB and require a seperate $600 housing unit. I'm just looking for something for extra storage and a backup copy for my Mac for use with TM.

Answer
The best is SSD and aluminum enclosure with Firewire 800 and USB 3.0 connectors. That's the last two links at "Sources". OK, I lied. An aluminum case for Thunderbolt goes for 300 bucks, add your own drives: http://www.amazon.com/Akitio-Neutrino-Thunder-Duo-Enclosure/dp/B00D4EBIV4/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1382911631&sr=8-13&keywords=thunderbolt+enclosure

If you want a high-quality drive and case, buy these two items (hard drive and enclosure), and with a small screwdriver you put them together....
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370072848&sr=8-1&keywords=HGST+HTS721010A9E630 (2.5â HDD, 7200rpm, 1TB)
http://tinyurl.com/3okh75r (enclosure with Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 connection)
It does not include A.C. power adapter, but you can buy an adapter at Radio Shack or Wal-Mart, if it ever fails to have enough power from the USB connection.

Another option is to buy this case-HDD combo that does include power adapter...
http://www.amazon.com/MiniPro-External-FireWire-Portable-Silver/dp/B0067N0DME/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 (1TB, 7200RPM HDD in aluminum enclosure that has both Firewire 800 and USB 3.0 connections.

The reason for aluminum case is to dissipate heat. Less heat held in means longer life for the drive inside.

For the possibility of future needs, get a 3.5" drive and case. You can step up later to a larger capacity drive and keep using the same case. Again, aluminum for heat dissipation, Firewire 800 for fastest use with a MacBook Pro, and USB, just in case you want to connect it to a PC or a Mac that has no Firewire port...
http://www.amazon.com/3-5-Inch-Aluminum-SuperSpeed-Enclosure-G-S350SU3B2/dp/B00B7MWQE8/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1377045151&sr=8-15&keywords=drive+case+3.0+USB+firewire+800 (top quality enclosure)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Cache-Desktop-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1346127194&sr=8-46&keywords=3.5%22+1tb+hard+drive (1TB, 7200RPM drive)

or... http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1363446712&sr=8-6&keywords=3.5%22+2tb+drive (2TB, 7200RPM drive)

TM doesn't care what brand of drive or what size, but larger is better.

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What is the best portable external hard drive?

Starie chi

I am looking for a portable external hard drive that is between 500GB and 1TB (depends on the price). I plan on storing pictures and music along with some document and possibly back up my laptop as well. I want to know what are the best brands and models for what I need. I think I have narrowed it down to Seagate and Western Digital.

Answer
i have been using portable drives for quite a few years and have a few of them all western digital the best one i would say would be
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314421146&sr=8-1

it has a 3.0 USB which is a lot faster and its a good price for 1 TB

Please Help! 456 GB Hard Drive?

kcterry6

I only have 129 GB left. I have loaded a lot of movies from my dvds to my computer is there anyway to burn them on a disk to save them to free up space on my computer? What do I need to do. I know a little bit about computers but if someone could guide me I would very much appreciate it.

Thanks
God Bless

Answer
Get a Portable Hard Drive, I got a freecom one off amazon which is 500GB for about £70, but you can get up to and over a TB of memory

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Can I install a game in an external hard drive and play it?

John P

Hi! I just want to ask, since my pc has 6 gb only, I was wondering if I can buy an external hard drive and install my game there and play from the external hard drive? Thank you!

Answer
Short Answer: Yes, with a few rare exceptions and one caveat (condition). But, it may not perform as well as you'd like.

Long answer: Most games can be installed on and run from an external hard drive. The exception is when a particular game does not allow you to designate your own installation path. I will say that I have only encountered this once before, so it's quite rare, but still within the realm of possibility.

Now for the caveat:
Since software installation varies depending upon the installed hardware, you will only be able to play the games on that computer. Even though your hard drive is portable, your games are not. Since this solution is intended merely as a means of adding additional storage space, this probably doesn't concern you that much.

And finally the bitter pill:
Game performance will suffer. How much? Hard to say, but think of it this way: A USB 2.0 connection tops out with a transfer rate of 480 mega bits per second (mbp/s). Fast as that may seem when you're offloading pictures from your camera, it just can't stand-up to the transfer rate of an internal hard drive (anywhere from 1,200 to 2,400 mbp/s). By using an external storage device you effectively create a bottle-neck, you're only as fast as that USB cable, and the rest of your hardware is almost certainly faster than that.

As such, I would urge you to consider installing a second hard drive in your current computer. It doesn't tie you down anymore than the external drive does, and the difference in performance will be considerable. It's not the easiest thing in the world if you haven't done it before, but it's nothing a couple hours of research and a few well phrased questions can't get you through.

Final Notes: Unless you want to play StarCraft (total installation size of 90 MB) off of your external drive an internal second drive would be a far superior choice. The drive itself would need to be mounted inside your computer chassis. One of the open 3.5 inch drive bays would be ideal, but even a 5.25 inch bay can be converted with $10 worth of hardware.

Best of Luck!

Feel free to follow up with another question.

EDIT: Here's a link to an online guide explaining precisely how to install a second hard drive, should you choose that route...

http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/HardDrive1.htm

MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IS BEEPING!!!?

Wallyjenki

HELP I HAVE A PORTABLE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE BY MY PASSPORT AND IT ISN'T WORKING, I PLUG IT IN AND IT STARTS BEEPING, PLEASE TELL ME WHATS WRONG!! :'(

Answer
It is going to die soon. You need to open the case to access the files inside and back them up before your external hard drive doesn't work anymore.

This is a device that allows you to do so:
http://www.topmicrousa.com/bt-300.html

You connect the old hard drive to this device, and then the device to a another computer or laptop via USB. You would then be able to access all the files on it.
I got the device off a PC World Magazine Article.
Best of luck!

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External Hard Drives: Music and JPGs, files as well?

O'Bannion

Im looking into buying this My book external hard drive from walmart, I need something for my music and pictures, but files as well, ziped EXEs and what not, can i store those on there too? someone let me know please.

Answer
You can store any type of files on your Portable Hard Drive! Pictures, MP3s, Videos, Programs,....etc.

Can I transfer data to a portable hard drive from my old PS3 and then transfer it to the PS3 Slim?

krayzie_61

Answer
You should be able to do it with a flash drive. I recently bought a 4GB flash drive at Walmart for $15 to back up my game saves. I'm sure if you can put them on the flash drive, you can access them from another PS3. I would recommend trying that. You don't even need a big flash drive, just transfer the data, clear the flash drive, then move more data.

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which 2011 macbook pro should i get ?

snailmail3

***13-inch: 2.3 GHz
2.3GHz dual-core
Intel Core i5
4GB 1333MHz
320GB 5400-rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Ships: 1-2 business days
Free Shipping
NZ$ 1,999.00

**13-inch: 2.7 GHz
2.7GHz dual-core
Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz
500GB 5400-rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Ships: 1-2 business days
Free Shipping
NZ$ 2,499.00

**15-inch: 2.0 GHz
2.0GHz quad-core
Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz
500GB 5400-rpm1
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB GDDR5
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Ships: 1-2 business days
Free Shipping
NZ$ 2,999.00


Just out of these 3 i cant decide please help !!
thanks

Answer
I'd go with the cheapest one, unless having the larger screen is really important to you. I have a larger pro laptop and it's heavy. Spending $1000 more for a screen that is only a bit larger seems too costly. As the the difference in hard drive size, you can buy a portable terabyte external drive for about $100 and can use it for backups or extra storage as needed.

Which Laptop is better?

Ali

I want a laptop for University and general use (main computer), I would also like something that will be long lasting, so based on experience (not just specs) please tell me which laptop is better in your opinion. I am not a huge gamer, but I might put some arcade games on there and maybe some older grand theft auto games. I have worked with both mac's and pc's for years and I am comfortable with both. I want a powerful laptop that can be a desktop replacement but be portable for college. Please judge based on the provided specifications/ configurations since I have customized the laptops

Hp Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition (15 inch) (3rd Generation) .Vs. Macbook Pro (2011 -15 inch)




Hp Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition (2012 3rd Generation model) :

Windows 7 (Home Premium 64 bit)
3rd gen Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB LC Cache)
Nvidia GeForce GT 630M Graphics with 1GB GDDR3 memory (HDMI,VGA)
8 GB DDR3 Ram
1 TB (1000 GB) 5400 Rpm Hard Drive
32 GB Micro solid state hard drive (Acceleration cache)
Microsoft office Starter
one 6 cell (6 hours battery life) + one 9 (9 hours battery life) cell lithium ion battery
15.6 Inch Full HD Anti-Glare LED-back lit display (1920 x 1080)
Blu Ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
HD webcam (720p)
Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN
Bluetooth
Backlit Keyboard
Fingerprint scanner
beats audio
USB 3.0, VGA, HDMI, memory card ports
5.6 pounds in weight

Before tax
$ 1050.00






Macbook Pro (15 inch - 2011 Non-Retina Model) :

Mac OS X Lion
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz, 6MB Cache )
4GB 1600MHz Ram
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
7 hours battery life
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
1440 x 900 Backlit Display
5.6 pounds in weight
720p HD webcam
802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking;3 IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Backlit keyboard
USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, memory card ports

Before tax
$1800

Answer
Both are quality laptops but, I would suggest you to go for Hp dv6-t becauseâ¦
>It has a better graphics card & is too good for the price.
>More RAM i.e. 8 GB
>Size of hard drive is double of the Macbook
>High resolution 1920 x 1080
>Other specs like weight, optical drive, webcam, wifi, bluetooth, USB 3.0 ports, etc. are pretty much standard.

If you ask me about their durability, my vote goes to Macbook first. But if we look up the price dv6-t is offering a good deal because all these features with blue ray, 1080p display would cost you around $1200.

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Is Formatting An External Portable Hard Drive To exFAT The Best Way To Transfer Files Between Mac & Windows?

Ollie

I have a mac laptop and a windows 7 desktop and I was wondering if formatting a drive to exFAT was the best way to transfer my files across?

Answer
Format it NTFS. exFAT does't work on some drives and makes them either really slow or not able to transfer any data. I have tried this out on a bunch of drives

mac&pc portable hard drive.?

[ed]gar.

i have a wd external hd backed up to my mac with time machine. but know i think the square (hd) is huge and looks like a block. i wanna get a portable one. but i dont know witch one to buy because of all the options there is. I wanna get a 500gb that i can back it up to the mac but whenever i dont use my mac i wanna disconected and use it on the pc. is there a difference between. the WD portable hd for mac?
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=579
and the normal one?http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=691

so yea my question is; if i get the Mac formatted portable hd can i still use it on a pc?

Answer
yes u can use hard drive HD in mac as well as on pc i got same problem 2 years back when i bought my Time Capsule anyhow now i use maxter 750 gb (before it was 250gb) external HD with my pc and mac
no problem
dont worry but be sure for potable and external HD u need not to jurk too much as i loss my 250gb HD.

good luck if u like u can select my answer for best answer
thanks in advance

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Best portable external hard drive 1Tb?

Madie

Does anyone know which is best portable external hard drive {1Tb} ? Any personal experience appreciated

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I would say go with the Thunderbolt hard drive. Its great

Does Anyone Know Where To Buy A Really Cheap external hard drive for a macbook pro?

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Not sure what you mean by cheap, but i found some nice external hard drives by Seagate for macbooks ranging from $59 to $75.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim:
1TB for $75 http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backup-Portable-External-STDS1000100/dp/B00H4YGR48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396559321&sr=8-1&keywords=thunderbolt+external+drive

500GB for $59 http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backup-Portable-External-STDS1000100/dp/B00H4YGR48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396559321&sr=8-1&keywords=thunderbolt+external+drive

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