Kathy1 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I have read through a lot of your recommendations for backup storage. Is this still a good one? Is there better ones? Not too concerned about the cost. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/?coliid=I2B8JPO02UWSG4&colid=IKOJW6U0I11M&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Yes. Though 1TB of storage, after formatting is 900-and-something Gigabytes. Are you sure that's large enough? That being said, if you are looking for portability, that drive has been on my Amazon Wishlist for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy1 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 I can go up in size. Is there a 4TB you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy1 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) I am looking at this one. I will purchase two of them if you like this. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1641575-REG/sandisk_professional_sdph91g_004t_nbaad_4tb_g_drive_usb_3_2.html Edited February 13, 2022 by Kathy1 This looks as if it is for a MAC. I have a PC. I will keep looking. My head is spinning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I also own, use and recommend G-Drives. That drive is fine, though I think a 6TB model is a better deal. Remember, you won't have the full 4TB to play with once it's formatted. Speaking of which, let me know when you get that drive and we will go over partitioning and formatting it to NTFS. Lots of Manufacturers are setting their drives to ExFAT, which I do not like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy1 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Brian, your response has been helping me not go crazy. I was looking for SSD. I thought the above G-Drive was that till I sent the link to a friend, as she is looking as well. She said it is not SSD. Okay, I want 4-6TB SSD. I will be purchasing two. I will keep looking for those options. If you have a link to one you love, please share. How do I compensate you for your time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 You want a 6TB SSD Drive? I can hear your wallet screaming all the way to my house. That. Is. Going. To. Be. Expensive. I’d recommend buying Sandisk EVO 8TB SSD Drives and making your own external. The trick will be finding a case that supports those drives. Why are you hung up on a SSD Drive? The G-Drives you linked to are fine drives. Even though they are traditional spinning HDs, they are Enterprise Grade. That means they are not the cheap $99 special that you are used to. If you are worried about speed, the USB 3.0 Bottleneck will kill the true potential of that SSD Drive. If you are worried about moving parts and you travel a lot, I’d get a larger capacity of that Sandisk Model that you linked to above. SSD isn’t bulletproof, they have their own issues. So don’t fall for marketing. Here is that drive I was talking about: Samsung 870 QVO SATA III 2.5" SSD 8TB (MZ-77Q8T0B) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089C3TZL9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_T6QSBXSZRTCW84Q2182N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy1 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-4TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE61-4T00-G25/dp/B08RX4QKXS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19SSJ4T6DGN0G&keywords=sandisk+extreme+portable+ssd+4tb&qid=1644971302&s=electronics&sprefix=SanDisk+Extreme+Portable+SSD%2Celectronics%2C70&sr=1-1 Brian, I am so close to purchasing two of these. Good idea? I do travel out of State at least once a week so I am leaning to the SSD rather than the G-Drives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 That’s fine. The 4TB portable ones should work well. Enjoy your purchase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy1 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Appreciate your guidance. Buying you a beer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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