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To those that know their tech. Preferred brand of external portable hard drive.

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Nov 23, 2020 16:59:33 #

bleirer

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a lot of satisfies WD customers.

Nov 23, 2020 17:21:49 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

bleirer wrote:

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a lot of satisfies WD customers.

WD owns a number of companies, which it has purchased as the drive industry has consolidated, the best of which is HGST. Their enterprise class Ultrastar drives are top tier and would be my choice. What I would avoid (like the plague) are prepackaged external drives (the cheaper, the worse), even from WD. They never specify what the actual internal drive is, but you can bet it’s the cheapest drive they sell. You just cannot build, QC, distribute and market, at a profit, a quality drive, power supply, packaging and interface for less than $100.

Nov 23, 2020 20:34:15 #

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

bleirer wrote:

Hi all, are all brands basically alike when it comes to external portable hard drives in the 4-6 terabyte zone? Or do you prefer one brand over another for what reason?

OWC drives, especially the m.2, NVMe, and SSD variants.

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-storage#drive-type:bus-powered

Get an SSD if you can, such as a multiple drive enclosure. If your computer supports Thunderbolt 3 or 4, that’s the fastest connection there is.

Nov 23, 2020 22:26:26 #

nobler

Western Digital. Go with the basic ("Elements") models that don't have the extra software included. That software is usually less than adequate and will waste your time & money.

Nov 24, 2020 10:15:30 #

JeffR Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

I've used primarily Seagate for years, but also have a number of Western Digital and Toshiba HDDs. The only HDD drive that ever failed on me was a Western Digital.

I've had half a dozen internal SSDs in laptops, all Samsung, and only one has failed.

Dec 6, 2020 12:54:12 #

guitarpicker1151 Loc: Lower Left Side of OHIO

I have 3: 1 Western Digital (500GB) and 2 Seagates (1TB and 2 TB)
NO problems in over 3 years of at least weekly backups...
I use the B/U programs that were resident on the drives when purchased.
Stay HEALTHY!
-charley

Dec 6, 2020 13:13:34 #

bleirer

So I went with the WD 5 terabyte my passport. About $100. So far so good.

Dec 6, 2020 13:22:43 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

guitarpicker1151 wrote:

Keep doing those backups because one day you’ll need them.

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