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I'm going to be buy an mac soon and was thinking of getting an external hard drive to transfer files (pictures & music) over from my pc and for storage later on, but I was just wondering if my pc has a virus would that get transfered onto the hard drive then on to the mac.
I know that mac's and pc's are different with virus's but i didn't want to damage the mac in anyway!

Also I have been looking at ex HD and I was looking at a WD but some of the reviews on amazon aint to clever, so now i'm leaning towards a maxtor, is this a reliable one?

Thanks in advance

bubba gump Wed 27/08/08 17:39

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ChuckFickens
Wed 27/08/08
17:42

A PC virus can not be transfered to a MAC at all so you'll be safe there, though you really should be ensureing your PC doesn't get a virus by having effective AV software installed on it.

I'd say both WD and maxtor are realiable hard drive brands

bubba gump
Wed 27/08/08
17:47

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I do have AVG installed on my PC, is that good enough virus protection as I have had problems with Norton before!

fo3nix
Wed 27/08/08
19:29

I'd disagree with Chuck there personally; some viruses can be copied across.

It's just very unlikely.

Just copy your stuff across as planned; it'll work out well.

WD and Maxtor good brands. Seagate, Hitachi, IBM and LaCie also make (and use) good drives.

BillySugger
Wed 27/08/08
22:45

AVG is well recommended , certainly better than Norton

another-view
Fri 29/08/08
10:06

I work in a large computer section and to be honest we have had nothing but trouble with Maxtor internal hard drives. Not sure about the externals but I personally wouldn't touch them.

bubba gump
Fri 29/08/08
10:11

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thanks for that another-view
are there any external hard drives that you would recommened
I'm now leaning towards WD Elements 500GB, but the more I look into it the more I get confused as every website has different reviews, it seems that every hard drive is not without it's problems, I think I just need to make a decision and keep my fingers crossed that it does the job.

another-view
Fri 29/08/08
10:13

We use a lot of LACIE externals. No problem at all with them.

fo3nix
Fri 29/08/08
12:10

LaCie actually use other manufacturers' drives, and just package them in their own cases.

All drives have issues. Don't store really valuable stuff on just one drive.

I've got a WD, LaCie and Maxtor and haven't had issues with any of them (touch wood).

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