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The Acom HD500FE5-72, a 500 GB external hard drive, will get you Firewire I/O. The HD500FE5-72 is a drive with 8 MB of cache. 500GB External Firewire HD For the best deal on the Acom HD500FE5-72, you'll want to compare prices before you buy. Our list of stores carrying the HD500FE5-72 (located below) tracks merchants who often have bargain prices and great sales. 
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Failed after 15 hours of use
This review is for the HD250FES-72 model, half the capacity but otherwise the same unit. Saw very little use, maybe 15 hours altogether, before failing after the one year warranty. Considerable noise and vibration while unit was working. Attempted to reach Acomdata tech support through their email route but they never responded. Acomdata is off my list. My next external drive will have a 5 year warranty....
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Very fast, Very Quiet, Very Reliable... Excellent for HTPC Applications
I've been using one of these drives as a media archive and now a Timemachine backup target on a Mac Mini home theater PC setup for just over a year now. The drive was instantly accessible, very fast (even with a FW400 connection limitation) and even now at close to 80% capacity has been a solid performer. The bezel matches my Mini's case perfectly and blends in nicely on my home theater rack. I'll be adding another one of these to my rig soon to accommodate my continued music and movie archiv...
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Very Reliable, Quiet Drive
I have used several of these drives with my Mac and they have been wonderful. They are faster than the MyBook drives as they do not automatically go into sleep mode. The bundled software mentioned by another reviewer can be gotten rid of using any disk utility - simply format the drive before using it.
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