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Morazl
11-08-2007, 12:25 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148235

poked around on there to see if it was compatible with OSX, I'd just like a little reassurance before purchasing it for my sister.

Thanks.

unhappy_mage
11-08-2007, 12:54 PM
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=FreeAgent-Desktop-500-GB-USB2.0-Drive&vgnextoid=e7a9812ecd8a0110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=8d3f26bbdae90110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&reqPage=Model
O/S Mac

* Power PC G3, G4, or G5 processor OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), or
* Intel Core Duo or Core Solo processor running OS X 10.4.6 (or higher)
* Drive is formatted NTFS, you will need to reformat for Mac using Disk Utility
So, yes, but you'll need to reformat it. That should only take a little while, and it's a one-time thing. Consider using HFS+ if it'll only be connected to Macs, or Fat32 if it'll be plugged into PCs occasionally.

Morazl
11-09-2007, 01:32 AM
thanks!