Help recommend an External Hard Drive for storing files/medias

Jwai · Jun 4, 2015

Hi everyone, I know next to nothing about external storage and which brands are great.

Could I get a recommendation? Here are my goals:

- min 1 TB
- stores movies, TV shows, photos, etc
- portable (I guess they all are, but what if I want to bring it during say vacations?)
- might be used for back up storage when I want to format my desktop
- great price for performance ratio/value

Thanks!

ps: Do these go on sale often? Trying to get the best bang for my buck

jbaker22 · Jun 4, 2015

This hybrid drive is reliable and has the speed of 8gb ssd and 2tb of hdd.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DX001/dp/B00EIQTKAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433460813&sr=8-1&keywords=hybrid+drive+2tb&pebp=1433460814439&perid=15ASYFH5YERRHBR3X6RD

http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFLT/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1433460663&sr=8-3&keywords=external+hard+drive+case

D_Know_WD · Jun 5, 2015

Hi there Jwai,

In case you decide to go with Western Digital, you can check WD Elements out. I think it will be a nice fit for the point you have listed.
Check it out: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Z6KUzC

I guess you can check WD My Passport out as well: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=qfDc4T
It has pre installed backup software as well as hardware encryption(chip in the enclosure automatically encrypts the data that is transferred to the drive).

It may be a good idea to wait for some more responses as well.

Let me know in case you have some more questions,
D_Know_WD

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