Backup drive for photos

[alphaod]

There will be some rough handling, so I wanted some opinions.

Right now I have 2 options:
160GB Intel X25-M
or
500GB 5400RPM HDD

The reason for these two options is I own both.

I feel the SSD would be great as it offers great durability (especially the rough handling). The drawbacks is (1) the capacity is kind of low, and (2) it's a terrible waste because the external enclosure won't be that fast.

The HDD on the other hand offers a ton of space and the performance is very good. However the durability will be a bit lacking, especially if the enclosure is moved when the drive is powered on.

Thoughts?

 

[Patrick J]

If there is rough handling, I would go for the SSD.

 

[Fishrrman]

" there is rough handling, I would go for the SSD."

The only problem with this is that photos will EAT UP disc space in time.

My suggestion is the opposite:
Get the 500gig 2.5" drive, and the "most protective" enclosure for it that you can find. And then put _that_ enclosure into an external, protective case.

I could be wrong and I'm sure others will correct me, but I wouldn't be surprised if 2.5" "laptop" drives were designed with "rougher handling" in mind than "desktop" drives that [presumably] won't be handled as much.

The final suggestion is to modify your "handling" as much as possible to protect the drive.