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Which one is better? Anyone experience crash issues with these brands?
Which one is better? Anyone experience crash issues with these brands?
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-stats-for-2017/
HDDs will fail eventually. Always have a backup of your data
I am thinking of buying a canvio or wd passport. Which is more recommended?
This type of HDD is not suitable for playing videos or working on files directly from the HDD?
So far my experience with the 3 brands you mentioned for desktop to laptop hard drive is good. I will only recommend steering away from Seagate based on my own experience.
Having said that, between the 3, just get whichever is cheaper assuming they are all USB 3.0. All hardware will fail over time, it is just a matter of when. Also, I don't see why you can't play videos or working on it directly on these hard drives.
thanks. Coz external HDD do not have any ventilation, if we keep accessing the drive it gets heated and spoil easily. That's my concern.
Since you are getting a external HDD I suggest you get a bare HDD and a SATA to usb connector seperately. This way unlike a portable HDD if the sata bridge fails you won't lose access to your data
I am thinking of buying a canvio or wd passport. Which is more recommended?
This type of HDD is not suitable for playing videos or working on files directly from the HDD?
thanks. Coz external HDD do not have any ventilation, if we keep accessing the drive it gets heated and spoil easily. That's my concern.
Since you are getting a external HDD I suggest you get a bare HDD and a SATA to usb connector seperately. This way unlike a portable HDD if the sata bridge fails you won't lose access to your data
This solution can be more pricy then an external HDD. For comparison, my Seagate external 3.5" costs around 300. The regular SATA 8tb costs 400+.
Furthermore, SATA connectors are not a secure connector compared to USB. Move a bit and you lose connection, stress a bit and it breaks off. (See how many dead ones on your mobos as proof.) And finally, if you want to use it as external or let it run the risk of disconnections by using it externally, see first part of this post.
My 1tb from 2011 liao.. still going strong. Shd i decomm?this one is hardware lottery and some 8 character
i have a friend who swears by WD, but all my WD died in 1-1.5 years
i swear by HGST, had a 1TB serving me for 7 years before i decomm'ed it
thanks. Coz external HDD do not have any ventilation, if we keep accessing the drive it gets heated and spoil easily. That's my concern.
I think many did not try Sony portable HD. Their range usually have aluminum casing which acts as heatsink.
Prolong use, it won't overheat that as bad as those with plastic case.
Sony portable HDD are kind of rare, can be hard to find due to low popularity.
BTW their range are compatible and designed for use with game consoles.
I have one of those slim Sony external HDD, crystaldiskinfo report that it uses HGST..
In the past, Challenger stores use to carry Sony 2.5" external HDD. Now don't see them.