External hard drive...
Sep 4, 2019 09:18:50 #
robertcbyrd
Loc: 28754
I have two WD 4TB external drives. One is my day-to-day and the second one is my backup.
I use SyncBackFree to perform mirroring on a regular basis.
https://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html
It is truly free and the paid version does not offer features that make me want to buy it.
The entire cost of this setup is around $200.
I use SyncBackFree to perform mirroring on a regular basis.
https://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html
It is truly free and the paid version does not offer features that make me want to buy it.
The entire cost of this setup is around $200.
Sep 4, 2019 09:29:02 #
Sep 4, 2019 09:39:10 #
I just purchased a 1 TB G external hard drive. I got the Solid State version. A bit pricey but worth it to me
Sep 4, 2019 09:54:04 #
connievloutely wrote:
I am looking for some advice on an external hard drive with a capacity of 2 tb.
I have used Seagate and western digital in the past.
what is the current best brand for reliability.
Your thoughts please!
I have used Seagate and western digital in the past.
what is the current best brand for reliability.
Your thoughts please!
A question I would enjoy an answer to Is;
How many Raw Images will fit on 1 TB external portable H.D.
I am considering buying an external H.D. for my Laptop and not sure what size I should buy.
Sep 4, 2019 09:58:25 #
robertcbyrd
Loc: 28754
Get the biggest one that fits your budget. A 4TB WD is $100 and a 2RB is about half that.
Sep 4, 2019 10:03:00 #
Typically any external HD is the same...one thing to consider is the drop test, i.e. will it work after dropped from 4 feet, etc...Personally I prefer solid state vs spinning disk as there are no moving parts, they last longer and retrieval & storage of data is faster
Sep 4, 2019 10:15:03 #
Silverman wrote:
A question I would enjoy an answer to Is;
How many Raw Images will fit on 1 TB external portable H.D.
I am considering buying an external H.D. for my Laptop and not sure what size I should buy.
How many Raw Images will fit on 1 TB external portable H.D.
I am considering buying an external H.D. for my Laptop and not sure what size I should buy.
The answer is: it depends upon the size of your RAW files. As an example, I use a 1 TB HDD as a travel back up. It will hold about 43 thousand RAW files from my Olympus OMD E-M1 M2. If you are using the new Sony probably only 15 thousand.
Sep 4, 2019 10:15:17 #
Gene51 wrote:
Drive manufacturers have lots of different models/... (show quote)
The price of a cheap drive is too often the cost of lost data. But the VALUE of that data can be priceless.
Backup, backup, backup.
Sep 4, 2019 10:16:26 #
Consider the solid state drive. The come in varying sizes, some at the TB level. No moving parts to wear out and can fit in a roomy shirt pocket.
Sep 4, 2019 10:29:08 #
Scott Kelby is owner and publisher of Photoshop Magazine. (kelbyone.com). He recommends and uses G-Technology Drives. They are available in all sizes at Amazon. I have 2- 4TB drives attached to my iMac right now and love them.
Sep 4, 2019 11:03:22 #
connievloutely wrote:
I am looking for some advice on an external hard drive with a capacity of 2 tb.
I have used Seagate and western digital in the past.
what is the current best brand for reliability.
Your thoughts please!
I have used Seagate and western digital in the past.
what is the current best brand for reliability.
Your thoughts please!
I use Glyph dual mirrored drives. Do some research on the different external drives and you will find that Glyph is U.S. based with a pretty good customer service reputation in the event that something goes wrong. They also have a really good warranty which includes recovery in the event that one of your drives fails.
Sep 4, 2019 11:09:39 #
John_F wrote:
Consider the solid state drive. The come in varying sizes, some at the TB level. No moving parts to wear out and can fit in a roomy shirt pocket.
Be careful and do some research on solid state drives as storage drives.
Sep 4, 2019 11:43:53 #
Sep 4, 2019 12:02:05 #
I have WD and LeCie and have not had any issues. You can get a 2TB on Amazon for around $60-$65 right now.
Sep 4, 2019 12:19:19 #
With HDs, like most everything else, you get what you pay for - there is no free lunch. You spend thousands of $ on camera equipment to do one thing - record data. Unless that data is worthless to you, do you really want to trust it to a $50 drive? You probably spent that much or more on your strap.
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