I am not tech savvy at all and need to get 2 things for my MacBook Air :
Can you please simplify my life and tell me what brand and model I need, so I can place my order asap? I have read MACs are compatible with all but need the best option please.
Thank you in advance
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
Hello.
I have very good experiences with Western Digital hard drives. I have a 2 tb WD Elements as a backup drive for my MacBook Air. Just need to keep in mind that it has the correct connection to hook it up. USB-C for the latest Mac's. Or USB-A (2.0 or 3.0) for the older models, like my 2017 MacBook Air.
You will likely have to reformat the new drive as they are generally pre formatted as NTFS, which is used by Windows. MacOS can read those partitions, but can't write to them. Deleting and creating partitions, and formatting them, can be done with MacOS's Disk Management app which you will find in the Other group in Launchpad :)
I have a Canon laser printer which is wifi capable, but I have it directly hooked up to my Mac through a USB hub. No experience with scanners sadly.
When it comes to brands. Canon and HP are highly compatible with MacOS.
Hope this help a bit :)
Thank you so much! I have what I need to get - once I have the WD backup, I can call Helpdesk to puhlease walk me through it because the only thing I understood from paragraph 2 is the Launchpad :D
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