What HDD for Time Machine back ups?

[jamin00]

Are there any in particular that are better than others?

Want a 1tb or 2tb to use as a Time Machine backup which I will probably contact to my Asus RT87U router at home.

Thanks

 

[jksu]

Are there any in particular that are better than others?

Want a 1tb or 2tb to use as a Time Machine backup which I will probably contact to my Asus RT87U router at home.

Thanks

any will work. we got a 2tb seagate portable usb drive at costco - works fine and no need for power plug like the older bulky drive it replaced

 

[Adam Warlock]

This link should help you choose:

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-failure-rates-q3-2016/

 

[jamin00]

Yes thanks.

However, does anyone or is it even possible to back up my MBP to a cloud service?

 

[Weaselboy]

Are there any in particular that are better than others?

Nah... they are all pretty much the same. Just grab whatever you can find on sale.

However, does anyone or is it even possible to back up my MBP to a cloud service?

Sure... there are lots of "cloud" based backup services like Crashplan and BackBlaze.

 

[jamin00]

I figure I could just use my Dropbox and only sync the files I want to rather than backing up everything like I was on a Time Machine back up.

 

[Weaselboy]

I figure I could just use my Dropbox and only sync the files I want to rather than backing up everything like I was on a Time Machine back up.

Dropbox is not really designed as a backup service, but more of a sync service. It is risky using it as your first line of defense for backups.

 

[jksu]

Yes thanks.

However, does anyone or is it even possible to back up my MBP to a cloud service?

i use icloud for my photos and iphone. and also backup via time machine to a drive attached to our airport extreme. all of this happens without any work on my part.

but once a month i do a carbon copy to another usb drive that goes in a fire proof safe

 

[Macgyver1]

Are there any in particular that are better than others?

Want a 1tb or 2tb to use as a Time Machine backup which I will probably contact to my Asus RT87U router at home.

Thanks

Check out the reviews on the G-technology USB 3.0 4tb desktop hard drive, decent price and good reliability. Desktop drives usually fare better than portables. Upper end wd's come in second for me.

Always a good idea to keep a hard drive stationary when in use(non SSD), heads, spinning plater, you get the picture.