Time Machine external drive recommendations.

[blinkie]

Hey Guys,

Do any of you have recommendations for an external back up drive? Previously I've used 3 different Lacie drives (with 1 failure) and 1 Western Digital drive.

I'm looking for something with USB C.

Thanks in advance,

B

 

[Weaselboy]

At this point, I think the major brand drives are all about the same, and I usually just decide what size I need then buy what I can find on sale.

 

[blinkie]

At this point, I think the major brand drives are all about the same, and I usually just decide what size I need then buy what I can find on sale.

Thanks Weaselboy. I Suppose I think similarly. I'll keep my eyes on the sales.

B

 

[MBAir2010]

From My Experience:
\Western Digital s solid, plug and play and has a 3 year warrantee-
OWC lowered their prices lately and is designed for MacBooks and Macs.
some Members and I had problem with Seagate and their software downloading just to read and write.

and what im doing now is using one enclosure and 4 ssd drives for 4 macs
that frees uo space and is more cost effective in the long run.

hoped this helped!

 

[blinkie]

From My Experience:
\Western Digital s solid, plug and play and has a 3 year warrantee-
OWC lowered their prices lately and is designed for MacBooks and Macs.
some Members and I had problem with Seagate and their software downloading just to read and write.

and what im doing now is using one enclosure and 4 ssd drives for 4 macs
that frees uo space and is more cost effective in the long run.

hoped this helped!

Thank you, that's an interesting solution. what drives did you buy?

B

 

[RainbowSWE]

I've had both Seagate and WD. The only drive I ever had problems with was the MyBook Cloud. Worked for about 7 months. Normally I buy whatever is on sale at Best Buy. Commonly the WD 4TB and now 5TB go on sale.

 

[satcomer]

I say get your own bare external like OWC Mercury Elite external and add your own drive! This way you can swap out drives when the original fails!

 

[blinkie]

I say get your own bare external like OWC Mercury Elite external and add your own drive! This way you can swap ut drives when the original fails!

I like this idea and I think I'm going to do both. Two backups never hurt anyone.