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Understanding Data Storage Options

A general law of Mac use?especially when you start using DV, digital music, digital images, and other digital media technologies?is that you can never have too much room in which to store your data. In this chapter, you will learn more about the following types of data storage devices:

  • Hard drives

  • CD writers

  • Apple's SuperDrive

  • Other removable media drives

  • Tape drives



    		Special Edition Using Mac OS X, v10.3 Panther
    		About the Author
    		Acknowledgments
    		We Want to Hear from You!
    		Introduction
    		Part I: Mac OS X: Exploring the Core
    		Part II: Mac OS X: Connecting to the World
    		Part III: Mac OS X: Living the Digital Life
    		Part IV: Mac OS X: Expanding Your System
    		Chapter 21. Understanding Input and Output Technology
    		Chapter 22. Working with Input Devices
    		Chapter 23. Finding, Installing, and Using Output Devices
    		Chapter 24. Understanding and Using Data Storage Devices
    		Understanding Data Storage Options
    		Choosing, Installing, and Using a Hard Drive
    		Finding, Installing, and Using a CD Writer
    		Burning DVDs with Apple's SuperDrive
    		Burning CDs/DVDs with Disk Utility
    		Using a Tape Drive
    		Working with Other Removable Media Drives
    		Troubleshooting
    		Chapter 25. Installing and Configuring Connecting Devices
    		Part V: Mac OS X: Living in a Networked World
    		Part VI: Mac OS X: Protecting, Maintaining, and Repairing Your Mac
    		Part VII: Mac OS X: Appendixes