External Hard Drive.

Pinkpoison · Jul 16, 2015

I really need to get an external Hard Drive, I have never backed up, Something I kept putting off, There is so much out there though that I don't know which to choose.
I want one ready formatted for Mac.
Is wireless better?
At least 2TB needed.

Any suggestions/help would be appreciated.

J. A. · Jul 16, 2015

I've used a chiliGREEN external harddrive (500 GB), it has to be connected via USB. I didn't have to set it up for my MacBook especially, if memory serves right.

Since last week, I'm using an AirPort Time Capsule (3 TB) for my backups.

Pinkpoison · Jul 16, 2015

J. A. said:
I've used a chiliGREEN external harddrive (500 GB), it has to be connected via USB. I didn't have to set it up for my MacBook especially, if memory serves right.

Since last week, I'm using an AirPort Time Capsule (3 TB) for my backups.

I looked at the Airport Time Capsule, Very expensive but I like the look of it.
Do you think its worth the money as opposed to a cheaper Hard Drive?

Ageless Stranger · Jul 16, 2015

Airport is great if you want to be wireless and allow multiple devices to access it, speed of transfer here would be an issue. I have more storage than I can shake a stick at on my home machine, 6Tb internal and 3 external USB drives. Even the USB drives are too slow for my daily use so I just use them to transfer files between home and work.

J. A. · Jul 16, 2015

My first impression: it's good. It's not even a week that I've installed it, so I can't really tell you more. I certainly don't use it to it's full extent yet.

Pinkpoison · Jul 16, 2015

Thank you, I'm looking at WD at the moment, They are a well respected brand and might suit my needs.
Another one is Lacie.

ardchoille · Jul 16, 2015

Poisonivy said:
Thank you, I'm looking at WD at the moment, They are a well respected brand and might suit my needs.
Another one is Lacie.

I had the WB MyBook 2TB wireless NAS device and it worked great with my Mac mini.

Pinkpoison · Jul 17, 2015

Does anyone have any thoughts on Seagate? They seem cheaper than some so just wondering if they any good.

Ageless Stranger · Jul 17, 2015

We don't use seagate here at work due to their high failure rate on larger drives

Ageless Stranger · Jul 17, 2015

Who makes the most reliable hard drives updated ExtremeTech

Pinkpoison · Jul 17, 2015

Ageless Stranger said:
We don't use seagate here at work due to their high failure rate on larger drives

Ah right, thank you, I'll avoid those.

Pinkpoison · Jul 17, 2015

Looking at a
Toshiba HDTC810EC3AA 2TB Canvio Connect II USB 3.0 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive.

Pinkpoison · Jul 17, 2015

Ageless Stranger said:
We don't use seagate here at work due to their high failure rate on larger drives

Any thoughts on the Toshiba? According to the specs it works on Mac out of the box, It says

NTFS driver for Mac included.

Ageless Stranger · Jul 17, 2015

Poisonivy said:
Any thoughts on the Toshiba? According to the specs it works on Mac out of the box, It says

NTFS driver for Mac included.

I have a Toshiba external USB drive here attached to my laptop, it's been in daily use for over a year now. I can't say anything bad about it. Looking at the link I posted earlier, Toshiba have a low failure rate so it would be worth thinking about it

Pinkpoison · Jul 17, 2015

Ageless Stranger said:
I have a Toshiba external USB drive here attached to my laptop, it's been in daily use for over a year now. I can't say anything bad about it. Looking at the link I posted earlier, Toshiba have a low failure rate so it would be worth thinking about it

Thank you, It has some good reviews, Wasn't sure what NTFS was, I'll google that.