External HD for M1 Mac

[adeC1]

My new M1 Imac arrives next week and i am going to purchase an external HD and have been looking at these to drives
and wondered if anyone has either of them or can offer some advice on each of them please.

Would i benefit from paying the extra for the TB drive or save the money and go for the USB-C version.

SanDisk Professional 6TB G-DRIVE, 7200 RPM Enterprise-Class Desktop Hard Drive, Ultrastar Drive Inside, USB-C (5Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 1

The G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. An Ultrastar drive inside encased in an all-aluminium enclosure, and featuring a versatile USB-C (5Gbps) interface is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, ...

www.amazon.co.uk

SanDisk Professional 6TB G-DRIVE PRO, Enterprise-Class Desktop Drive, Thunderbolt 3 (20Gbps), USB-C (5Gbps), 7200RPM Ultrastar Drive Inside

SanDisk G-DRIVE PRO. HDD capacity: 6000 GB. USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1). HDD speed: 7200 RPM. Product colour: Stainless steel

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[justashooter]

No benefit to the thunderbolt. Hard drives, spinning drives, can not transfer data fast enough to even approach USB 3.2 Gen 1 throughput, much less Thunderbolt.

 

[adeC1]

No benefit to the thunderbolt. Hard drives, spinning drives, can not transfer data fast enough to even approach USB 3.2 Gen 1 throughput, much less Thunderbolt.

Thanks for the info and i will save myself £100
There are so many drives to choose from its difficult to make the right choice at times.

 

[Fishrrman]

Unless you have LOTS of stuff that requires external storage, why are you even considering a platter-based HDD?

SSDs are far faster...
(although they are limited in size compared to HDDs...)

 

[adeC1]

Unless you have LOTS of stuff that requires external storage, why are you even considering a platter-based HDD?

SSDs are far faster...
(although they are limited in size compared to HDDs...)

I am keeping my options open regarding an SSD but really need a larger amount of storage like a HDD offers as i have a lot of images and video files on an older HD which is getting a bit long in the tooth.
I just asked for some info regarding the two drives but am open to all suggestions on other drives as i’m not overly “tech” savvy

 

[MikeDr206]

For purely backup/archival purposes, i really like the IoSafe Duo. Fire and waterproof. Due to its design, you have to be sensitive to the HDDs you add… I have two 5400 rpm drives in mine, of a brand/model (forgot which… can look up if interested) known to run cooler.

I use them as a Time Machine Drive for two MacBooks on our home LAN. The unit itself is connected to a Mac Mini 2018 that is my main work computer. For some reason I can’t do Time Machine from the Mini to the unit due to the presence of the other two TM sparse bundles, but I have an IoSafe Solo G3 just for the Mini.

Pricey but worth the peace of mind. They are quiet, too.

IoSafe Duo

 

[adeC1]

For purely backup/archival purposes, i really like the IoSafe Duo. Fire and waterproof. Due to its design, you have to be sensitive to the HDDs you add… I have two 5400 rpm drives in mine, of a brand/model (forgot which… can look up if interested) known to run cooler.

I use them as a Time Machine Drive for two MacBooks on our home LAN. The unit itself is connected to a Mac Mini 2018 that is my main work computer. For some reason I can’t do Time Machine from the Mini to the unit due to the presence of the other two TM sparse bundles, but I have an IoSafe Solo G3 just for the Mini.

Pricey but worth the peace of mind. They are quiet, too.

IoSafe Duo

Many thanks for the info but a bit out of my price range at the current time.
I have been using an Apple Time Capsule for the Time Machine Backups and it has been
a trusty servant for a few years