oh another question. Am i getting into any troubel if i go more then 2TB for the drive, say a 3 or 4. its an older computer, 2011 iMac 21.5" with OS 10.11.6
Dave On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 6:33 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > Good ideas Igor. I have always used Seagate HDD's but never really > looked at reviews. I'll do that > > iMac is USB 2 > > Just wondering now if i should copy them to my HD then to the new > external that way they will be on my time machine drive aswell (ie 2 > drives). I have alwasys in the past had two externals hooked up to the > computer, plus i will still have the CD/DVD's > > Dave > > Daev > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Zos said what I was going to say. >> You will not feel a difference between 7200 and 5400 rpm drives in the >> transfer rate when you are backing up photos. >> >> The main situation when you feel the difference is in the "random access", >> when the system/program accesses many small files. (E.g. in case of a LR >> database.) >> >> Something else to add to this: >> 1. I would rely on a reasonable HDD much more than on a flash thumb drive. >> 2. HDDs (especially the cheaper ones, low grade "consumer" models.) still >> have a good chance to fail. So, if some photos are really important to you, >> you might consider having an additional backup copy. >> 3. When you are choosing the HDD model, - take a look at the reviews on >> Amazon or Newegg.com - some HDDs have higher rate of failures, including >> DoA. Read the lowest ratings for the contender HDD, and see what are the >> problems that people are complaining about. >> Note, that you will find negative reviews for ALL HDDs, it's the percentage >> of those that matters. >> >> 4. IMHO, the "sweet spots" (price-wise) for the HDDs are now at 5-6TB, and >> also for some drives at 2-3 TB. >> >> 5. While people have mentioned that CD reading rate will be the limiting >> factor, - in the future, you'll continue using this HDD for backups. >> So, - if your computer supports USB 3.0, I'd highly recommend buying a USB >> 3.0 HDD. >> [If your computer doesn't have a USB 3.0 port, - it might be worth >> considering options of adding a USB 3.0 controller to it.] >> In my experience, even with a USB-2 controller, USB-3.0 external HDDs get a >> slightly higher sustained transfer rate. (Though the difference is not as >> significant, as in case of a USB 3.0 controller.) >> >> >> Igor >> >> >> Zos Xavius Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:28:55 -0800 wrote: >> >> The CD is going to be slower than any drive you connect it to. Don't >> worry about rpms. Most externals are 5400 anyways. You'll spend a >> premium to get a 7200rpm drive that is external and it won't really >> gain you much in transfer speed though your random seek times will >> improve. Something that doesn't matter when transferring large files >> really. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> thanks, never thought to look at rpm's >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Almost certainly better transfer rate to an external skinny drive. Make >>>> sure >>>> it’s a 7200 rpm Seagate. And thumb drives seem to fail frequently. At >>>> least >>>> in my experience, although that’s based on use of recycled thumb drives >>>> that >>>> I’ve gotten at press conferences. >>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 8, 2016, at 10:38 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have decided, now that i have the time, to transfer all of my CD and >>>>> DVD back up photo disks to an external HD, I need a new one anyway and >>>>> Staples has a nice Seagate 2tb on sale. I also have a number of 32 gig >>>>> thumb drives i thought might also do the trick. Just curious would the >>>>> transfer rate be better from the CD player to externals as opposed to >>>>> thumb drives.? >>>>> >>>>> Dave >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
