There has been a lot of discussions on the importance of backing up the computers HDD - which I fully agree with.
However, there has also been several topics posted on HDD's failing.

As my Seagate backup drive is getting near full I am looking for a larger replacement and am inclined towards another Seagate - perhaps 2Tb.

Looking at Amazon reviews I see a lot of people dissatisfied with Seagate due to failures - but there are an equal number dissatisfied with other makes as well for the same reason! :roll:

What then - I ask - are the experiences of other UHH members who regularly use back up drives?

Perhaps between us we may get a better idea whether some are truly better than others. :?:

It's, for the lack of a better explanation, a way of taking photos that preserve all the data the camera takes in during the process. It's a MUCH larger file than JPEG (in which the camera makes it's own choices as to how to process the picture, then compresses the file to save disc space. Pretty much all DSLRs/SLTs can shoot RAW, JPEG or both at the same time. I'm not sure about bridge or P/S cameras. It's a gazilion times easier to fix a RAW pic in terms of exposure, color correction, noise reduction, lens distortion, etc, etc. but a lot of people don't care about all that stuff. i have only experimented with RAW from time to, however I see to have more pleasing results even if it takes more time to get a final result. I hope that helps.