SSD are better of course and you can find pretty good deals on amazon. It really depends on how many back ups you want to save on that drive, and of couse the amount of storage space you need. You can find a 4 tb ssd external on amazon for 220 to 260.
On 7/2/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I have a Seagate Drive, and have never had any trouble with it. > Donna > > >> On Jul 2, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Kevin Gibbs <kevj...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Guys, >> >> You may see this note on several lists. My wife has a Western digital >> mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine. The last time she fired it >> up, we had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount >> initially. While the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do >> its thing, this isn’t the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder >> if an external SSD would be more reliable than a conventional drive for >> TM. She doesn’t necessarily need speed. She does need peace of mind. >> We’d be willing to pay a necessary premium for this. >> >> My questions are: >> >> Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context? >> >> Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for >> Time Machine? >> >> Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have >> recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution? >> >> Thanks, >> Kevin >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7264029B-CA01-4542-B831-2462B602AC31%40gmail.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/2C4960D0-BBCC-435A-80FE-3346BEA29EF1%40me.com. > -- Lenron Brown Skype: ron.brown762 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/CAA86uUTKvQWCRoL7zs6HcBE6J6%2BwL8As9zz122i%3DP5kkDyhC6g%40mail.gmail.com.
