Suitable external hard drive

Update external hard drive for mac mini m1 chip

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Posted on Jan 6, 2021 6:19 AM

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RUSD tech

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Jan 6, 2021 11:43 AM in response to lorriefromnc

You can use a USB-C (TB3) SSD inexpensively.

Otherwise, a slower USB-A drive is fine.

I use my old SSD shuttle drives (LaCie Thunderbolt 1/2) w/ Apple's TB3-TB2 adapter.

For backups, I use the old Apple Time Capsule over the network.

digibudII

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Jan 6, 2021 8:08 AM in response to lorriefromnc

Depends on what it’s going to be used for.

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