500gb seagate or canvio or wd passport

anmolsharma · May 15, 2013

I want to buy an external Hdd for backup and archives so that I can retrieve data whenever my internal drive fails and also additional storage as my present on is about to full. I will transfer all data to this one and keep it safe and then delete movies or other data from internal which I don't need on daily basis to free up space. I found canvio of toshiba to be cheap then seagate or wd but reviews are mixed . So which of these three are most durable and reliable for backup. safety of data is most important rather than additional software or other benefits. I will use usb 2.0

popatim · May 15, 2013

You said you were going to transfer data to the drive and then delete it off your primary. That makes the external drive primary storage and not a backup. IE - You dont have a backup for this data.

If you cant afford to loose the data then I suggest you at least make a backup to dvd (with verification) with multiple backup preferred.

As for which drive to get. I would go with a WD that has a 3.5" drive inside it. As always check reviews. Seagate would be next on my list. Its a short list, thats it. btw, Toshiba doesn't make hdd's, they pay someone else to make them for them. Canvio's have rather poor reviews iirc.

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