tims.ak Loc: Butte, Alaska

I use Lacie, they make HDD and SSD versions. SSD is nice but I haven't had a failure on my HDD and I travel with it every week.They come in a rugged colored case so you won't misplace it.

There are several other types out there. Just be sure to get one with a battery source or you'll need external power. Most of them also work for a backup charge for your phone or other device.

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

$120.00 for the 64, and $75.00 for the 32 ???? You got "ripped off" price should be around 1/4 of that (or less), eh ?

kashka51

[quote=tims.ak]I use Lacie, they make HDD and SSD versions. SSD is nice but I haven't had a failure on my HDD and I travel with it every week.They come in a rugged colored case so you won't misplace it.

There are several other types out there. Just be sure to get one with a battery source or you'll need external power. Most of them also work for a backup charge for your phone or other device.[/quote
But does it have a sd card slot?

ggab Loc: ?

Multiple redundancy of drives and failover in a 24 hr manned cloud service makes this less likely than a NAS or portable drive.
Everything can be hacked, including your computer and external drive once it is connected to your computer.

What do you do once you put all of your pictures and data into a 1-4 Terabyte, portable external battery powered drive and it crashes?
These drives get bounced around in travel bags, scanned by x ray at airports, mishandled on trips, subjected to foul weather etc.

Again, regardless, the OP indicated he was looking for protection from computer hard drive crash. If you are really concerned, do all of it.

Personally I do the following:
Download my pictures to my laptop if traveling as well as an external ssd.
Once I get home I transfer the files to my server and delete them from my laptop and portable SSD. I also copy them to a NAS. The hard drives on my server are backed up to the cloud nightly.
Triple redundancy. The odds of all three crashing at the same time is very small.
I run automated security and hard drive scans daily. The goal being to try to stop an attack and know before a drive fails so I can transfer the data to another drive.

kashka51

WOW!

tims.ak Loc: Butte, Alaska

[quote=kashka51][quote=tims.ak]I use Lacie, they make HDD and SSD versions. SSD is nice but I haven't had a failure on my HDD and I travel with it every week.They come in a rugged colored case so you won't misplace it.

There are several other types out there. Just be sure to get one with a battery source or you'll need external power. Most of them also work for a backup charge for your phone or other device.[/quote
But does it have a sd card slot?[/quote]

It does come with SD. There are several other brands with with SD slots for direct transfer as well. They also have a newer model with micro sd. If you just want to transfer without a computer make sure to read description and reviews. Lots of misleading info about portable drives.

Take a look at LaCie. They've been making portable rugged drives for several years and seem very reliable. They have different sizes, versions and prices that might be what you need.They use Seagate drives and come with data warranty. Not sure how reliable that service is as I've never needed it. I travel with mine around rural Alaska every week, it gets banged around and moved between travel bags. Maybe lucky but I've never had a failure. They are sold at most major retailers. Maybe you can find one locally to take a look at. They have some new versions that are even better. Someday I'll replace mine with SSD version. Hopefully before failure. Have fun in Hawaii.

kashka51

Thanks!!! My daughter lived in Alaska for 4 years....visited often....beautiful place!

nikonuser750 Loc: Monroe, LA

This has been mentioned in UHH before. I believe what the OP is looking for is an HD he can backup his SD cards to without a computer. This WD HD was mentioned before.

https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Wireless-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01F5LVTO4

I believe that this drive is available in several sizes. Google it and you may find a refurbished one.

kashka51

Thanks