Posted: 10/21/2012 5:37:06 PM EDT
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I am looking into getting an external hard drive to get some files off of my laptop and just to have a backup file for some things.. I will probably get one off amazon. What do you guys recommend as far as brand and size. I was thinking 500g would be more than enough for my files and my wife's files and pics.
Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. -SS |
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I am looking into getting an external hard drive to get some files off of my laptop and just to have a backup file for some things.. I will probably get one off amazon. What do you guys recommend as far as brand and size. I was thinking 500g would be more than enough for my files and my wife's files and pics. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. -SS http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Portable-Drive/dp/B006Y5UV2M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top Don;t bother with the bundled software, just use the native software in Windows/OSX. If you want a longer usb cable: http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-54177-Micro-Cable/dp/B003VTZ0DY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1350877017&sr=1-2&keywords=USB+3.0+Micro-B+cable I wouldn't advise going past 1 meter since there may not be sufficient power transferred to operate the drive over longer distances. |
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Get an internal HDD
WD Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6.0GB $59.99 5 year warranty Get an external enclouser Most enclosers will work, such as this. USB 2.0 $19.99 Mount the HDD in the enclouser, plug it into the wall and into the computer then format the drive. Then: Profit. |
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How much porn do you need to backup?
I'm going to go against the grain and say get an SSD over an HDD. Reason being is the shock resistance value. One drop of your external HDD and more than likely it's going to be junk. The SSD will take a tremendous shock load in comparison, but the downside is smaller storage space. Over time, I'm sure capacities will increase and pricing will fall. |
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Buy a Samsung SSD drive, mirror the current drive to it, then replace the drive in your machine so the old drive becomes the back up drive.
As you stated, this is for back up, so the size of the back up drive does not need to be larger than the drive currently in the machine. |
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Quoted: Ditto.Get an internal HDD WD Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6.0GB $59.99 5 year warranty Get an external enclouser Most enclosers will work, such as this. USB 2.0 $19.99 Mount the HDD in the enclouser, plug it into the wall and into the computer then format the drive. Then: Profit. |
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Western Digital Passport. Small, affordable, USB only (no need for extra power cord).
If you want more storage, the possibility of upgrading, then I recommend a bare drive and one of the "toaster" style docks. I have one with 2 bays, so I can have all my storage on one and it's extremely easy to troubleshoot/backup/wipe other drives. 
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I use TeraCopy to move large files, it handles them better and faster than native windows. You can find it here www.ninite.com , down near the bottom of the page, or google it. |
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WD passports are good. I've had lots of luck. The WD "my book" style are shit. We've had to RMA so many of them, some several times over. On the plus side, the drives are good, it's just the controller board that usually dies. So if it's vital data, you can crack open the plastic "book" case, and pull out a normal 5.25 sata drive.
ETA: I ALWAYS encrypt my portable drives with Truecrypt. |