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12 years 8 months ago #133054 by Marine 05
I'm thinking of buying an external harddrive. It'll be my first one, so I'm not sure what brand to buy. Could someone point me in the right direction for a good external?
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12 years 8 months ago #133057 by MLKstudios
Get a double enclosure and a couple bare drives. Then you can mirror one and never lose your backups.

Enclosures are cheap and 2TB drives have come way down in price. Seagate, Western Digital & etc. are all fine.

HTH
Matthew L Kees
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
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12 years 8 months ago #133077 by Marine 05
Thanks, but I would like to only buy 1 external hard drive at this time.
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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #133083 by robbie

Marine 05 wrote: I'm thinking of buying an external harddrive. It'll be my first one, so I'm not sure what brand to buy. Could someone point me in the right direction for a good external?

Search for the best deals here, taking Matthew`s advise will save you some money if you know what to do, but stick to the firms you know..... www.dealighted.com/all check out the firms here..... www.resellerratings.com/
There are 'Desktop' which needs an electrical connection and USB which you just plug into your USB
port.The 'Desktop' are usually much bigger in GB`s.
Goodluck.
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12 years 8 months ago #133093 by Marine 05
Having usb would be nice, I know I can just plug those in. Desktop I have no idea what to do with those.
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12 years 8 months ago #133097 by robbie

Marine 05 wrote: Having usb would be nice, I know I can just plug those in. Desktop I have no idea what to do with those.

It comes with an electical connector plus a USB plug that goes into your USB port where as the USB
external drive has only the USB plug.
check your 'pm'
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12 years 8 months ago #133143 by Henry Peach
I use a SATA dock (just google it for lots of options) and Western Digital Green Caviar SATA drives. I've never had problems with them, although since they just keep getting cheaper I replace them every few years. The dock plugs into the computer, and the hard drives plug into the dock. You can get docks that hold one drive or multiple drives.
mattneedham.zenfolio.com
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12 years 8 months ago #133269 by cod

Henry Peach wrote: I use a SATA dock (just google it for lots of options) and Western Digital Green Caviar SATA drives. I've never had problems with them, although since they just keep getting cheaper I replace them every few years. The dock plugs into the computer, and the hard drives plug into the dock. You can get docks that hold one drive or multiple drives.


I'll second that opinion. I use a similar setup also with Western Digital Green Caviar drives. It works well.
Chris O'Donoghue
Winnipeg, Canada
codonoghue.prosite.com
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12 years 8 months ago #133272 by liam
i use 2 westen digital passports. after each shoot i back up everything on both drives then one of the drives goes directly into a fireproof safe till the next shoot

www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=430
liamedsonphotography.blogspot.com/
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12 years 8 months ago #138427 by Fitch
Western Digital :thumbsup:
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12 years 8 months ago #138469 by Baydream
I have a WD plus another in a fireproof safe. I also have a smaller Simpletech USB powered for backups on the road.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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12 years 7 months ago #140475 by wolverine
If you are going to backup from your computer then get any 2.5" Portable External Hard Drive. Those do not require external power they run off the USB port.

If you want to do photo backup on the road then recommend the PicPac-II.

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12 years 7 months ago #140477 by butterflygirl921
i have a mybook 3 tb and its completely enclosed and affordable.....it also plugs into the wall and the usb....this is my first external hard drive and i absolutely love it
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12 years 7 months ago #140767 by Stealthy Ninja

Fitch wrote: Western Digital :thumbsup:


:agree:
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12 years 7 months ago #151410 by The Original Daisy

cod wrote:

Henry Peach wrote: I use a SATA dock (just google it for lots of options) and Western Digital Green Caviar SATA drives. I've never had problems with them, although since they just keep getting cheaper I replace them every few years. The dock plugs into the computer, and the hard drives plug into the dock. You can get docks that hold one drive or multiple drives.


I'll second that opinion. I use a similar setup also with Western Digital Green Caviar drives. It works well.


Is that the same drive they put in their exterior set ups?
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