New external hard drive?

To be honest I wouldn’t chance one of the no name ones, certainly to back up photos or anything important
I may well be wrong but would rather have peace of mind and pay a bit more
They are expensive now though I agree
 
Not too scary?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Portable-External-Drive-STGX1000400/dp/B07CRG94G3/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?adgrpid=1188572968748399&content-id=amzn1.sym.eb8a2e41-041d-4ab3-bd78-08246275f894%3Aamzn1.sym.eb8a2e41-041d-4ab3-bd78-08246275f894&cv_ct_cx=external%2Bhard-drive&gb=2&hvadid=74286089906032&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=131704&hvnetw=o&hvocijid=16939871798650513603--&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-74285951161989%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=28154_2436151&keywords=external%2Bhard-drive&mcid=da4fc29ce0bd34b593f531ec65c5f141&pd_rd_i=B07CRG7BBH&pd_rd_r=5f77c891-d25f-4d1e-ab11-cc85d4a6b11e&pd_rd_w=okdrF&pd_rd_wg=5jerJ&pf_rd_p=eb8a2e41-041d-4ab3-bd78-08246275f894&pf_rd_r=F947PG4DPCRQYK1Q2MTM&qid=1784460953&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=1-2-ad3222ed-9545-4dc8-8dd8-6b2cb5278509-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.0fa28f01-6fca-4422-af4e-d52d5ad71bfe&aref=8nf9qlckPg&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1
 
The no name enclosures will still have name HDDs in them.
 
I've been successful with WD recertified drives. Used to be about £50 for 4tb.
 
ancient_mariner said:
I've been successful with WD recertified drives. Used to be about £50 for 4tb.
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Thanks. Is that like a refurb? Does WD have a refurb shop?
robj20 said:
The no name enclosures will still have name HDDs in them.
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Thanks. Is it possible to find out what make the HD is?

Mr Perceptive said:
Is this a laptop or a desktop? If the latter why not upgrade one of the internal drives to something with bigger capacity??
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Thanks. it's a small form factor desktop, so probably a laptop HD will be needed. It's certainly an idea though. I'll look into it.
 
I recently purchased one of these by sandisk that is a 2 TB of storage £269 from amazon

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SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 2TB (up to 1050 MB/s read, 1,000MB/s write, NVMe SSD, USB-C, External Solid State Drive, IP65 rated for dust and water resistance, Updated Firmware) Black
 
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realspeed said:
I recently purchased one of these by sandisk that is a 2 TB of storage £269 from amazon

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SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 2TB (up to 1050 MB/s read, 1,000MB/s write, NVMe SSD, USB-C, External Solid State Drive, IP65 rated for dust and water resistance, Updated Firmware) Black
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Eeek! The price though........
 
Once you go over to SSD drive as shown you will never go back to the sluggish snail HDD types. huge advantage with a panasonic G9ii camera.it plugs in and records straight from camera memory storage either SSD or Hdd has gone through the roof price wise
 
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Once you go over to SSD drive as shown you will never go back to the sluggish snail HDD types. huge advantage with a panasonic G9ii camera.it plugs in and records straight from camera memory storage either SSD or Hdd has gone through the roof price wise
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And yet SSD is such a poor choice for long term storage.
 
robj20 said:
And yet SSD is such a poor choice for long term storage.
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It's important to buy the tools for the job. Need fast backup on the go, work with files off external storage, SSD is the job. Want storage to last 10 years+? HDD is your boy.

At least we don't use tape these days. :LOL:
 
Personally I wouldn’t trust a no name drive. HDD and SSD prices are very high at present and from what I have read are unlikely to reduce in the near future.
 
ancient_mariner said:
It's important to buy the tools for the job. Need fast backup on the go, work with files off external storage, SSD is the job. Want storage to last 10 years+? HDD is your boy.

At least we don't use tape these days. :LOL:
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Tape is still widely used for long term storage. We still backup monthly to tape.
 
I use a Toshiba 4Tb external HDD. It's the second one I've bought after filling up the first one.
About £150 from Currys with 4 year maker's warranty.
I decided SSDs were priced too high at the moment.
 
ancient_mariner said:
It's important to buy the tools for the job. Need fast backup on the go, work with files off external storage, SSD is the job. Want storage to last 10 years+? HDD is your boy.

At least we don't use tape these days. :LOL:
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Yes, my thoughts too. SSD's do seem a bit volatile.
 
realspeed said:
I recently purchased one of these by sandisk that is a 2 TB of storage £269 from amazon

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SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 2TB (up to 1050 MB/s read, 1,000MB/s write, NVMe SSD, USB-C, External Solid State Drive, IP65 rated for dust and water resistance, Updated Firmware) Black
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I had this self-destruct on me. I hope yours works better.
 
Delphin said:
Welcome to the world of AI , sucking up all the storage and ram. Until that bubble bursts price will remain ridiculously high.
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In a normal world they would just make more of it and prices would start falling, except that neither is taking place. I don't get why...
 
LongLensPhotography said:
In a normal world they would just make more of it and prices would start falling, except that neither is taking place. I don't get why...
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I understand the manufacturing plants are running at full capacity and they simply can't produce more.
The big 3 are spending around $50 billion on more capacity, but this will take several years to come on stream .
 
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LongLensPhotography said:
In a normal world they would just make more of it and prices would start falling, except that neither is taking place. I don't get why...
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They are at max capacity throughout the supply chain. Manufacturers have mostly switched to making the higher profit modules, everything else is a second thought.
 
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