On Jan 11, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Leith Peterson wrote: > ... > My only concern is that it's a usb external and Stone refers to > firewire. I > have a firewire port but I use it for my CD burner. Do you think > the usb > external is an OK alternative? The main reason for a Firewire drive over a USB drive is the ability to boot From the external; the case is USB BTW, not the HD. External firewire cases run about $60, almost twice that of a USB case. So, if your HD went kaput you could simply transfer the external; drive to the G4, but if your computer gets zapped that's a different scenario. HTH. TeeC --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>