It comes with 2 separate cords for USB-C and USB 3.0. I ended up going to a local Apple store to buy this 5TB Lacie Mobile Drive. Only reason I'm not getting large SSD external drives for storage is simply the high cost. That's interesting, I had not heard that before that SSD drives can fade over time. Also, if there is a failure, it is unlikely that anything can be recovered. The drives need to be powered up so they can periodically refresh the data. I also suggest that you not use SSD drives for long term storage. That reduces the chance that a manufacturing defect will cause all the copies to fail at about the same time. I prefer to keep the copies on different brands of hard drive.
If you want to preserve your data you should keep multiple copies.
It's not a question as to whether a particular hard drive will fail, the question is when? Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services $169.99 at Īll drives will fail. Is the below Seagate drive from Costco a viable option? There are many mixed reviews from the Costco website. I don't want to spend a ton on large SSD external drives. I need a cost effective way of storing video files off my laptop once a project is done. If you really value your photos, buy two drive and have duplicate files.
but def ideal to use inside your computer as a main drive to work on. SSD's are far less prone to damage of course, but come at a huge cost increase.
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ALL drives fail eventually (and portable drives even more so if you use them portably and drop them). however 5400 rpm drives don't spun as much, so might last longer.īut that's also the thing. In your opinion, is this decent for portable storage? Currently on sale at Costco for $99.99.Īt least it's USB 3.0, however it's also probably 5400rpm (vs 7200rpm) so I might not be quite as fast as other drives, if speed is important to you. I'm also considering this Seagate 5TB portable HDD drive from Costco, cuz it doesn't require AC power. Great, thank you for that clarification and info. If you want maximum value, then you'd be looking at the 14TB WD Easystore when they go on sale at Best Buy. Those need AC power at least until someone puts one out that uses USB-C with Power Delivery. But at the same time, large SSD external drives are way too pricey for me. I should have heeded the warning when I kept hearing clicking noises from the drive over a few weeks and then it became in-operable. Also, do I need to worry that this is an HDD device versus SDD? I ask this because I was burned once about 12 years ago when a Western Digital 160GB external HDD drive died on me and I lost all data. Why is this Seagate 8TB drive powered by AC? Is there an advantage for powering by wall AC power? I prefer something that doesn't require AC powered if possible.
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I'd rather just have a second copy than spend money on a data recovery plan.Įdit: I work off an SSD, I just archive old video/photo projects there. It goes on sale for ~$110 all the time, but without data recovery. Works great, I like the USB port, awesome for leaving important files offsite and updating it. It's sitting on my desktop right now and another at a friend's for super important backups.
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