[G4] USB2 HD

[Michael Koch]

On Oct 15, 2007, at 12:51, O'Brien wrote:

>>> Can I use a USB2 external HD with an 800mHz Quicksilver / OSX.4.8?
>>
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:05:46 -0400, wilkinw wrote:
>> Sure, just doesn't run as USB 2 speeds.
>> On Oct 15, 2007, at 10:01 AM, O'Brien wrote:
>>
>
> OK...Thanks.
>
> About how slow is USB compared to USB2 or Firewire? (Just a rough  
> idea if this is possible to answer)
>
> I want to add an external HD just for backup of 200-300 Gigs. I  
> thought I might just get a USB HD because they're so much cheaper  
> than Firewire. I don't think the transfer speed is a big issue  
> because I'd be doing the backup while I'm not otherwise using the Mac.
>
> Does this seem reasonable?
>
>
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> O'Brien
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you are better off getting a usb 2  card
usb 1  is very slow
I installed a usb 2 card  from "StarTech.com"
is recognized by mac os

have a nice day
Michael Koch
mkoch at ncwcom.com