SuperSpeed Backup Drives For Macintosh Computers
If you're in the market for an external drive for a new MacBook or Mac desktop, it may be smart money to think forward and consider a USB 3.0 portable drive or desktop storage drive.
USB 3.0 1TB Drive
USB2 Backward Compatible
In the year ahead, USB3 is going to agressively sweep the computer peripheral market across a huge range of peripherals from hubs to USB bus-powered speakers, TV tuners, printers, flash drives and more. Backward compatible Super-Speed USB 3 is the future of computing - and hard drive manufacturers have already begun shipping USB3 enabled models to supplant their USB2 speed linuep. Purchase a USB 3.0 chipset drive now - you'll be glad you did. Even with the recent introduction of Intel and Apple's ThunderBolt port Macs, adapters to enable USB 3.0 via ThunderBolt are on the horizon.
Other Apple Compatible Drives and Storage Peripherals:
Mac SD Cards
Flash Memory Storage
Mac SSD Drives
Solid-State Disks
Mac SuperSpeed Drives
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Best USB 3.0 Hard Drives For Mac Backup
Macintosh users have an eye for performance as well as style, SuperSpeed USB3 backup drives, accessories and peripherals are in the future of your Mac computer setup. Your best long-term TimeMachine and backup options will be in a ThunderBolt or SuperSpeed Apple compatible USB 3.0 hard drive
. LaCie, Iomega, Seagate and others already offer USB3 enabled backup solutions to help future-proof your hard drive purchase.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Drives For Mac
SuperSpeed USB3 is the future. You can enjoy backward compatibility with legacy USB 2.0 ports now - and be able to move up to dramatically faster speeds when Apple offers built-in USB3 ports on its laptop and desktop models. Right now, a 15" to 17" MacBookPro with a LaCie 34mm USB3 ExpressCard - or Macintosh Pro tower with a PCI-e USB3 card can support Super-Speed backups.
LaCie and CalDigit are the major companies who've written OSX USB3 drivers for Mac. Explore these Mac Compatible LaCie USB 3.0 accessories
for a possible working solution today. Note: you must pair both a LaCie brand card AND one of their external drives - since their SuperSpeed OSX Leopard drivers are programmed to only work with their products (at this time.)
| PCI USB3 Card For Macintosh Pro | OSX Compatible USB 3.0 Drive | MacBook Pro USB 3 ExpressCard |
|---|---|---|
USB3 Card For Mac Pro 2-Port SuperSpeed Card 
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USB3 Mac Backup Drive 500GB and 1TB Drives 
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USB3 Card For MacBook Pro 2-Port ExpressCard/34 
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Apple Compatible USB 3.0 Cards and Accessories
Other manufacturers such as CalDigit and Sonnet Technology are also offering USB 3.0 PCI and Express Card solutions wiht drivers for Mac. Unlike LaCie who hard-wires thier USB OSX driver code to their brand of drives, The Sonnet and CalDigit USB3 solutions work with a wider range of 3rd party SuperSpeed backup drives.Last Updated: February 7th, 2012
