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Advice on external memory 1 or 2 TB ?

Medium Rare

Medium Rare

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Original poster
Feb 17, 2011
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Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Thinking of buying a external memory back for my 5 year iMac.
I am currently running 10.6.8 with 1 gb of memory. Would a 1 tb backup be advisable or should I go for a 2 tb ?

Thanks for advice and your time.:apple:
 
Steve121178

Steve121178

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Apr 13, 2010
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An external hard drive you mean? Get 1TB or 2TB depending on your needs, taking into account data growth. Not sure how we are meant to decide for you...
 
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ender78

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Jan 9, 2005
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Medium Rare said:
Thinking of buying a external memory back for my 5 year iMac.
I am currently running 10.6.8 with 1 gb of memory. Would a 1 tb backup be advisable or should I go for a 2 tb ?

Thanks for advice and your time.:apple:
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The difference is about $20-30 for the extra TB. Go for the 2TB drive.
 
cashville2400

cashville2400

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Nov 29, 2011
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I would go with 2. That is what i have for time machine to do backups. It is actually almost completely full now.
 
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grizzlyedwin

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Dec 10, 2013
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This should come down to your needs. How much data do you have, how much space do you need and how much is the price difference for a 1 TB external HDD and a 2 TB external HDD.
 
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