11-06-2010, 12:43 AM
jdc wrote: You dont have FW800, no need for the adapter.
USB is fine, but for only $30 more ($20 adapter + $10 Firewire 6 pin to 9 pin cable) I'd go with firewire.
Any 1 TB USB laptop drive would be fine. As a matter of fact, I picked up a Seagate 1 TB 2.5" drive today at Costco for $100 to backup my new laptop. Single cable is all that is needed so you could do that as well.
But I like having both TM and a bootable clone for my mac.