I need 1TB external hard drive for Time Machine, but can't decide what to buy from those that fit size and price. Expansion Portable, Seagate / 1 TB STEA1000400 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000202 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000201 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000203 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000200 Seagate Backup Plus (1TB) STDR1000203 SEAGATE/MAXTOR HDD External M3 Portable (2.5'/1TB/USB 3.0) Elements, WD / 1 TB WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN A-Data Durable HD650 1TB AHD650-1TU3-CBK Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB HDTB310EK3AA GOODRAM DataGO 1TB USB 3.0 Among there, any advice which I should pick? EDIT: What is the overall opinion on Verbatim external drives? Verbatim Store 'n' Go SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2,5' 1 TB Verbatim Store & Go 2.5' 1TB USB3 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' GEN 2, 1TB, USB 3.0 Verbatim Store'n'Go 1TB 2.5' GEN2 USB 3.0 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' 1,5TB USB 3. I need 1TB external hard drive for Time Machine, but can't decide what to buy from those that fit size and price. Expansion Portable, Seagate / 1 TB STEA1000400 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000202 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000201 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000203 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000200 Seagate Backup Plus (1TB) STDR1000203 SEAGATE/MAXTOR HDD External M3 Portable (2.5'/1TB/USB 3.0) Elements, WD / 1 TB WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN A-Data Durable HD650 1TB AHD650-1TU3-CBK Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB HDTB310EK3AA GOODRAM DataGO 1TB USB 3.0 Among there, any advice which I should pick? EDIT: What is the overall opinion on Verbatim external drives?
Verbatim Store 'n' Go SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2,5' 1 TB Verbatim Store & Go 2.5' 1TB USB3 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' GEN 2, 1TB, USB 3.0 Verbatim Store'n'Go 1TB 2.5' GEN2 USB 3.0 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' 1,5TB USB 3. I need 1TB external hard drive for Time Machine, but can't decide what to buy from those that fit size and price. Expansion Portable, Seagate / 1 TB STEA1000400 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000202 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000201 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000203 Backup Plus, Seagate (1 TB) STDR1000200 Seagate Backup Plus (1TB) STDR1000203 SEAGATE/MAXTOR HDD External M3 Portable (2.5'/1TB/USB 3.0) Elements, WD / 1 TB WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN A-Data Durable HD650 1TB AHD650-1TU3-CBK Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB HDTB310EK3AA GOODRAM DataGO 1TB USB 3.0 Among there, any advice which I should pick? EDIT: What is the overall opinion on Verbatim external drives?
Verbatim Store 'n' Go SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2,5' 1 TB Verbatim Store & Go 2.5' 1TB USB3 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' GEN 2, 1TB, USB 3.0 Verbatim Store'n'Go 1TB 2.5' GEN2 USB 3.0 Verbatim Store 'n' Go 2.5' 1,5TB USB 3. Click to expand.18 months??
That's a bit wasteful. I've got older 1TB drives from 5+ years ago, that work well as cheap backup/archival drives. Main working drives are of course SSDs and 'near-line' working drives of the 2-4TB variety. My last drive failure was in 2001.
I wouldn't dump them unless they failed or I'd need higher speed/capacity. Modern drives (ie. The last 15+ years) have far less failure rates then some online reviews would have you believe. Of course, some people drop them and then try to claim 'failure' with the manufacturer. Trust me, they can tell! I used to work for a data storage company in the 90s and 2000s and our actual failure rates were 1 in 1000 per quarter, those were 10'000rpm drives installed in cooled data centres. At least keep them until their warranty periods run out, which varies between 3-5 years.
Click to expand.What's the real world benefit to this? Is there a significant speed difference writing to an external SSD, over an HDD? I have an internal 1TB SSD, but I understood that the bus speed will determine how fast data moves across the system, which is then limited by the port.
Will I experience faster transfer speeds via USB 3.0 than I do now with an HHD? Will Thunderbolt make a bigger difference? Or does Time Machine limit the speed? SSDs are not cheap, so unless there's a major difference in backup speed or other benefits, it seems like a more expensive, and less reliable method over time.
Click to expand.It's wasteful until it isn't. The problem I've had with external backup drives is sudden death at about a year. I don't normally keep them powered up all the time, so it's entirely possible that it's a power cycling issue, but I don't care what it is. At $60 or so per drive I can afford to toss a drive into the backup drive archive drawer in the back basement every year or so. It buys me peace of mind, plus the assurance that if I do need to go back 3 years for something, the drive it's on is likely to still be working.
That doesn't happen often, thank goodness, but it does happen. Now, if we're talking about internal or regular (not backup) data storage drives, I agree. I'll run them to failure or for at least 6-7 years, whichever comes first. Click to expand.Yes connected with a Belkin powered 4 port USB hub. I am connected to the AirPort Extreme over WiFi.
Drives are slower that a USB connection but doesn't matter to me. The Airport Extreme shows up in the finder sidebar - click on that to show the drives. Have to first give permission to 'connect' or something like that. The Drives do not show up in the finder sidebar. PS: I have a Samsung T3 which I use to carry archive and media files when I am out. And use to transfer larger files.
Great fast drive. And crazy small. Almost too small. Gets lost in my laptop bag with all the other geek gadgets. That's a bit wasteful.
I've got older 1TB drives from 5+ years ago, that work well as cheap backup/archival drives. Main working drives are of course SSDs and 'near-line' working drives of the 2-4TB variety.
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My last drive failure was in 2001. I wouldn't dump them unless they failed or I'd need higher speed/capacity. Modern drives (ie. The last 15+ years) have far less failure rates then some online reviews would have you believe. Of course, some people drop them and then try to claim 'failure' with the manufacturer. Trust me, they can tell! I used to work for a data storage company in the 90s and 2000s and our actual failure rates were 1 in 1000 per quarter, those were 10'000rpm drives installed in cooled data centres.
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At least keep them until their warranty periods run out, which varies between 3-5 years.