hello everyone I got my new Macbook pro 2015 15 and I need help for decide to buy external hard drive to use with music and video and I wanna decide between wd my passport 3.0 2TB 150 euro or Lacie Rugged mini USB 3.0 2TB 159 euro with one is better
Which one can be easily removed from the enclosure in case the SATA bridge fails?
Is this drive going to be used frequently on the go or in a single, static location? (if portable, this favors the LaCie - or even better, virtually any decent SSD)
Will this data be stored on the MacBook's local hard drive or another external media source?
Is one available with a USB-C connector for about the same price? (this is a far, far, far more durable connector than some previous USB mini/micro versions, and can be used with your MBP with just a USB-A -->C cable - the added durability and reversible operation of USB-C is IMO highly desirable, especially if the HDD itself cannot easily be removed from the enclosure.)
Right now for 2.5 inch drives I favor the WD Black 2.5 because it comes with a 5 year warranty, is a 7200 RPM drive, and is not priced much differently than 5400 RPM drives with 2 or 3 year warranties. The significance of the 5 year warranty is that it covers the drive during a period where it is much likelier to fail (years 4/5 appear to have much higher failure rates than 2-3 - so, if it fails during this time, you get yourself a free replacement.) However, IIRC they top out at 1 TB currently. (The larger capacity WD Blue 2.5s only have something like a 2 year warranty, so I see no real advantage over any other brand unless its pricing is lower at the time of purchase.)
