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A buying guide: External firewire hard drive

Firewire is an excellent way to transfer data because of the speed, so it will be worthwhile to get a firewire external hard drive over a USB one because of the transfer speed. If you know where to look and what to look for, you should have no trouble finding a firewire hard drive that you can use to transfer files quickly.

Check to see if you have firewire

The most important thing is to confirm that you have a firewire port. If you have a computer, make sure that you have a firewire port AND that it is connected. A lot of people think that they can just plug it in and have the port working. However, you have to make sure that the plug is also connected to your motherboard and that the motherboard supports firewire in order to use it. Yes, it is a lot to look for, but it is the most important thing when you buy a firewire hard drive.

Buying a firewire hard drive

Now that you know you have a firewire compatible laptop or computer, it is time for you to buy one. While the firewire compatible hard drive is not common, you can still find a handful of external hard drives that support firewire, and firewire will be worth it in the end over USB 2.0 because of their transfer speed, and most devices do not have USB 3.0 support yet. The best thing to do is go Newegg.com and find external hard drives that have firewire because of their advanced search option. You will be able to find the best hard drive that has firewire within minutes, and you can buy it and know that you bought from a reputable company. Your other option in buying a firewire hard drive is to go on sites such as Amazon.com and type in firewire under the description or title and see what they have to offer. Firewire will usually not be that much more than a regular hard drive because it does not cost a ton of money to make one, but most hard drives will not have a firewire port because not many people have the port on their laptop or computer.

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