This will be a great support to transfer your data between Mac and PCs like Windows 10, 8.1 and Windows 7. These portable external hard drives are fully compatible with PCs (Windows, Linux Operating Systems) too. These external hard drives for Mac can work on most of the Mac OS X version including OS X 10.11, 10.12 Sierra and earlier Yosemite and 10.9 Mavericks. Therefore, always better to go for USB 3.0 considering the compatibility of PCs and Mac. There are Thunderbolt and eSATA port external hard drivers for Mac too, but you should consider the compatibility with other old Mac machines and Windows PC when you buy the external hard disk.

When you have an external hard drive for Mac, you must consider the USB 3.0 support, speed of data transfer rate, Mac OS X and applications’ support and Time machine backup. The power adapter is not required here and it can work only with a USB cable/port. Notebook class (portable type) is with 2.5-inch mechanism power hard disk. So, if you want a portable external hard drive for your Mac book or Mac air laptops, then this is not for you. Of course, you can move and take it with you, but it should be connected to power always. So, mostly this is not portable, suitable to keep in one place, either your home or office desk.

This to Consider When you buy an External Hard drive for your Mac Type: Desktop class or portable type.ĭesktop class external hard drives for Mac have a 3.5-inch mechanism hard disk which needs a power adapter.

The best external hard drives for mac