Seagate 1TB Vs. Maxtor 1TB External Hard Drive?

[spamurai]

Hello.
So I'm looking for a new 1TB External Hard Drive USB 2.0 to use with my 2011 MacBook Pro running Sierra 10.12.6.

From what I can tell on Google/Amazon etc, the Seagate Expansion 1TB and the Maxtor 1TB are the best Portable drives at the moment.

Which one would be the best to go for?
If I understand correctly I'd have to reformat them both anyway.

Thanks for your help.

 

[SkyLinx]

Uhm IIRC Maxtor has been a Seagate brand for a while now, so I would guess there is no much difference between the two. Maxtor isn't even mentioned in Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2017 though. I would probably go with the Seagate branded I think.

 

[chabig]

Hard drives are all the same. Buy the one whose case is nicest in your opinion.

 

[SkyLinx]

Hard drives are all the same.

Uhm...

 

[Fishrrman]

OP asked:
"Which one would be the best to go for?"

Neither of the two you posted.
I suggest you try a Hitachi (HGST) or Toshiba drive instead.

Buy a "bare" drive and an enclosure, and assemble it yourself.
Usually only takes a couple of screws and a screwdriver.
Some enclosures just snap together.
ANYONE can do this. Even me. Even you.

DON'T buy a USB2 enclosure.
Get a USB3 enclosure instead.
It's "backward compatible" with your Mac now, and will run faster when you eventually get a new Mac.

THE BEST enclosure I've seen for the money:
https://www.amazon.com/MiniPro-USB-...523890747&sr=8-1&keywords=oyen+digital+usb3.1

 

[BrianBaughn]

Compare warranty periods, also. Of the eight or so hard drives I've purchased in the last several years I've had two fail under warranty and got replacement drives both times.

 

[komatsu]

Maxtor branded disks tend to use old tried-and-tested Samsung Spinpoint technology (when Samsung made spinners) . In their day, these were highly respected disks for their robust build and firmware.

But as Fisherrman says, HGST and Toshiba are also good. For 2.5" disks though, Toshiba have a slight edge in reliability over HGST in my experience.

 

[seagate_surfer]

Hello.
So I'm looking for a new 1TB External Hard Drive USB 2.0 to use with my 2011 MacBook Pro running Sierra 10.12.6.

From what I can tell on Google/Amazon etc, the Seagate Expansion 1TB and the Maxtor 1TB are the best Portable drives at the moment.

Which one would be the best to go for?
If I understand correctly I'd have to reformat them both anyway.

Thanks for your help.

Hello spamurai. Great question and to better answer it, could you provide us what would you require the drive for? (media storage, editing, read/write) This way we can suggest the correct drive for the job.