Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread radiof...@gmail.com
I find that Western digital drives last an average of 18 months so I have switched to Seagate drives for backing up files. Jean On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 12:50:58 PM UTC-7 jasonj...@gmail.com wrote: > > On 2/7/23 13:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > Definitely SSD. I use Western

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 2/7/23 13:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives  but when the budget allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD. Yes, exactly, and there are good reviews available online so you can choose an appropriate product. You could start

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread lenron brown
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

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I have a Seagate Drive, and have never had any trouble with it. Donna > On Jul 2, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Kevin Gibbs 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

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives but when the budget allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail:

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Any drive I think should work. SSD drives are more expensive so I would for the economy go for a mechanical drive. /A > 2 juli 2023 kl. 19:30 skrev Kevin Gibbs : > > Guys, > > You may see this note on several lists. My wife has a Western digital > mechanical drive she uses for Time

Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
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