External Hard Drives
Mar 30, 2017 07:20:05 #
I would stay away from any from any Seagate products, like they're the plague. They are. Invest a little more, and buy Western Digital. Or don't, your choice. Consider yourself warned.
Mar 30, 2017 07:20:28 #
Mar 30, 2017 07:24:06 #
speters wrote:
Seagate just came out with a new one, it is very small (size of a pack of cigarettes), so, nice to take on the road, under 200 bucks ($178), but quite powerful (5TB)!
I have a 1T Seagate of this physical size. I don't use it much but it works very good when I use it. I have seen the small 5T drives but don't know anyone who has experience. Hopefully someone who has one will comment.
Also I think I saw these for sale at Costco for less than $150 (about $20 more than the physically larger 5T drive
Mar 30, 2017 07:56:23 #
NorthPacific wrote:
....they are built to military grade standards...
That term can be abused, just like "aircraft grade aluminum."
Mar 30, 2017 08:32:53 #
What about back-up on the go without a Laptop? Has anyone tried NEXTO Di with slot for SD & CF cards to back-up directly into an external HDD?
Mar 30, 2017 08:47:34 #
Mar 30, 2017 08:52:56 #
I use WD also. Have one hooked up as a real time backup and another as a stand alone that I back up all files on a routine basis. I did have one WD fail me after about 3 years of use. Music files are also backed up on CD's and use them to listen to music as mp3 files in a CD player.
Mar 30, 2017 09:09:38 #
danoliver
Loc: South Central Kentucky
I just purchased from B&H last night a WD My Passport 4tb external hard drive for $109 with almost full 5 star rating. The brown truck will be here in two days. My hard drive had less than 10% capacity. Want to move all my pictures to the new hard drive and keep them linked to Lightroom and Photoshop 15.
Mar 30, 2017 09:10:59 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Why get the largest drive one can afford? Especially if the plan is to replace it every few years with a new one. Of course one may want to increase the size of the replacement drives over the years as the images accumulate, but to start off with an enormous drive seems like a big waste of money to me.
I always get the largest I can afford and yes I do have several. But I never replace. I can always use the extra off computer storage. Personally, I stay away from Seagate. I used to buy them and every one failed within a year or two of use. I have 8 or 9 WD and or Toshiba and all are still going strong. My last 4 or 5 are in the 4tb range. My last 2 are USB 3. And the WD and Toshiba were in the same price range as the Seagate. Having worked as a design engineer and QA for Seagate (back in the 80's so, I'm sure a lot has changed), I have extremely low respect for their QA.
Mar 30, 2017 09:19:16 #
dcampbell52 wrote:
I always get the largest I can afford and yes I do have several. But I never replace. I can always use the extra off computer storage...
You should consider replacement occasionally. Maybe not frequently, but no mechanical device lasts forever. Since the quantity of data you are storing is constantly increasing, you should consider getting newer drives once in a while, large enough to hold the whole collection. If you have stuff stored on a small drive (by today's standards anything 10 years old is a "small" drive) it could just simply age out and you will have lost whatever you have on it. Backup requires maintenance. As the media ages, the old data should be transferred to younger media.
Mar 30, 2017 09:26:13 #
Mar 30, 2017 09:49:38 #
Might want to look into NAS devices. Symbology would be my suggestion with WD Red or Red Pro drives. Best of luck.
Mar 30, 2017 10:15:23 #
Ditto.
rook2c4 wrote:
Why get the largest drive one can afford? Especially if the plan is to replace it every few years with a new one. Of course one may want to increase the size of the replacement drives over the years as the images accumulate, but to start off with an enormous drive seems like a big waste of money to me.
Mar 30, 2017 10:36:12 #
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all.
I know this has cropped up before but I need another external hard drive. I have had Seagate in the past with no problems currently I have a Toshiba. My laptop is about 4 years old so I need to get everything off it. The price difference between and 1 & 2 tb is not much (Amazon) suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
I know this has cropped up before but I need another external hard drive. I have had Seagate in the past with no problems currently I have a Toshiba. My laptop is about 4 years old so I need to get everything off it. The price difference between and 1 & 2 tb is not much (Amazon) suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
The most reliable is a WD Black drive that you install in an external case - about $25 for the case and about 5 minutes time to assemble. This is a far superior drive than what you get when you buy the prepackaged consumer drives. Also consider hitachi's Ultrastar drives - similar quality and reilability.
Mar 30, 2017 11:14:57 #
JPL wrote:
Just get a drive big enough for your backup and do the backup. That is all there is to do ;)
--------------
Yep! = THIS.
Usually "Best Buy" has good prices on H.D.'s -- You can get what you need for under 100 bucks (U.S.D.)
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.