Toshiba Canvio Ready Hard Drive 1TB $59 + Delivery ($0 in-Store/ C&C/ to Metro) @ Officeworks

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  freedomofspeech on 08/07/2022 - 22:07

  Will this work on macbook?

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    0jay on 08/07/2022 - 22:14

    Yes, though if it’s a recent model you will need a USB C to A adapter or hub

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    netsurfer on 08/07/2022 - 22:30

    +1

    Based on the review comment on that product (from a Mac user), if you want to use it, you need to know how to use Mac Disk Utility (or you have app / utility that supports writing the pre-formatted file system - could be NTFS). Assuming the device is pre-formatted to NTFS, then Macs would mount it to read only mode by default. If it is going to be for a Mac exclusively, wipe the whole drive and re-format it with a file system that's native to Mac.

    It's not ideal for Macbook because you need at least an adapter.

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      Russ on 08/07/2022 - 23:43

      +1

      re-format it with a file system that's native to Mac.

      Make sure it's a file system that is still recognized by windows though, or next time someone plugs it into a Windows PC, windows will "helpfully" offer to format it for you.

      Can be a disaster if a family member accidentally grabs your drive by mistake.

      If you want to safely use a filesystem that windows doesn't recognize, here's how I've done it before:

      • Repartition the drive to have a small partition at the start, and the rest of the drive as a second partition.
      • Format the first partition as something that windows will recognize, like FAT32.
      • Format the second partition to whatever filesystem you like (I like XFS for use with Linux).
      • Edit the partition table ( cfdisk in Linux), set the type of the second partition to be "1B Hidden WIN95 OSR2 FAT32", and write changes to disk. Windows will then ignore the partition.
      • Don't forget to "safe eject" or unmount your drive, then plug it in again before using it.

      Do test this on a Windows PC to make sure it works, windows keeps changing things with every new edition.

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        Mitch889 on 09/07/2022 - 08:36

        ExFAT is the cross platform file system of choice, FAT32 has far too many limitations.

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          Russ on 09/07/2022 - 22:04

          @Mitch889: Depends on whether you want to use the first partition. It's only there as a "decoy", so Windows finds something it can use. Maybe put an empty file on it called "Dad's HDD, Hands Off".

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  Mitch889 on 08/07/2022 - 22:25

  +1

  Isn’t it always this price?

  The 2TB for $68 (also an often repeated price) is much better value.

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    netsurfer on 08/07/2022 - 22:32

    Yeah, puzzled about why this is a "bargain". Normally, we try to aim for 4TB at around $100. Unless this is a CMR 7200 rpm HDD (though I doubt it).

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      Mitch889 on 08/07/2022 - 22:36

      +1

      Yeah this will be just another 5400rpm laptop drive struggling to crack 100MB/s.

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  alvian on 08/07/2022 - 22:36

  +8

  Size	Price	$/TB
  1TB	$59	59
  2TB	$68	34
  4TB	$138	34.50

  Why recommend the worst option?

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    Averell on 09/07/2022 - 00:12

    Not sure why there's a "Negative" icon before your nickname. +1 vote for you.
    Thanks

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      alvian on 09/07/2022 - 00:28

      +1

      The minus sign enclosed in a red box in front of my username means I voted negative on this deal. You can see the same on user Mitch889 just above my comment.

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    Royale with cheese on 09/07/2022 - 07:59

    Size matters my boy

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  Leho on 08/07/2022 - 22:54

  shuckable?

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    tritty on 10/07/2022 - 00:08

    +1

    Nope. Only Seagate uses a SATA - USB bridge board inside their portable enclosures. WD and Toshiba helpfully use a USB integrated PCB to unburden you from the terrible dilemma of having to decide if you should use their portable drives like normal drives once removed from their enclosure, should the need ever arise.