On 12/13/2011 07:24 PM, Tod Hansmann wrote: > On 12/13/2011 3:29 PM, Charles Curley wrote: >> 1 terabyte (or larger) >> USB 2 or 3 >> No external power supply; must be powered from the USB bus. > I'll be honest, I think you're asking for trouble on your last > requirement for backups. If your main comp goes down or has a power > issue, it could do a lot more damage (potentially) to the drive than if > it were externally powered. It's not so cut and dry as to say "external > power is better" but there's enough risk mitigated that I think for a > backup scenario you'd want it separate from the machine. > > That said, I like Western Digital's external drives that I've used. I > also like Seagate, but they've had a couple issues for friends. ymmv
Seems like my mileage has varied with all brands of drives. I've lost 2 seagates and a WD this year (all over 1 TB). For my backup purposes use external 2.5" drives. Buy a new one every year and retire an older one. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
