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A number of hard-drive makers have released patches designed to prevent a glitch that has caused some FireWire 800 drives to lose data when used with the new version of Mac OS X.
While the public beta of the next-generation OS may not be quite ready for prime time, third-party vendors want to be up to speed when it arrives.
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LaCie's latest external hard drive is a winner on price and performance.
This compact external hard drive packs a lot of speed and storage space into a sleek, stylish package. It's a bit pricey, but well worth the money.
Best know for its Mac peripherals, LaCie has joined the handful of companies (Panasonic, Toshiba, and a few others) that are offering drives based on DVD-RAM format.
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus is a good choice for the average home user who wants a fast and simple to use external hard drive for backup and storage. Mac users will want to find a different restore utility to use with it.
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini is a great option for working on the go, with fast write speeds as well as backup and restore software.
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