I've been looking at different external USB drives and can't decide which of the following are a great option for backups using SuperDuper (or CarbonCopyCloner).
- Lacie Rugged Mini 1TB 5400RPM (no 7200RPM option)
http://www.lacie.com/gb/en/products/mobile-storage/rugged-mini/#features
- Anker USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure + HGST 1TB Travelstar 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive 7200RPM
http://www.ianker.com/product/68AN25EN-BPA
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/891232-REG/Hitachi_0s03563_1TB_SATA_2_5_Internal.html
- HGST Touro S 1TB 7200RPM
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-7200RPM-High-Performance-Portable-0S03729/dp/B00IVFDQ48
For my use-case doing backups I guess you could pick mostly any drive as the drive isn't used for long periods of time and it's more connect, backup and disconnect and store.
I've always used Lacie drives specifically different rugged ones and I haven't had any issues and they look pretty cool. However, considering that Lacie is a subsidiary of Seagate and most likely seagate drives are used, I'm looking at other options. Being rugged isn't necessarily a big deal.
HGST drives getting very good reviews regarding reliability especially from BackBlaze who have written a long analysis of the different drives they use.
The HGST Touro S uses an HGST drive, so in terms of good quality and reliability that ticks the box. Reading the reviews on Amazon a lot of people focus on the enclosure not being sturdy, no feet and that seems to be the big downside.
In order to get the best of both world, i.e. a good quality drive (HGST) and a good looking reliable enclosure I found the Anker USB 3.0 2.5" enclosure which looks ver minimal and make installing a drive simple. Pairing this enclosure with the HGST 1TB 7200RPM drive might be slightly more expensive than the HGST Touro S, but it might be worth it.
Again my use-case is full clone backups and I intend to have more than one external drive for this purpose at a minimum two that I can rotate daily.
I haven't been able to make up my mind and could use feedback especially since I've not used the Anker enclosure or the HGST Touro and only have the reviews on Amazon to go by.
- Lacie Rugged Mini 1TB 5400RPM (no 7200RPM option)
http://www.lacie.com/gb/en/products/mobile-storage/rugged-mini/#features
- Anker USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure + HGST 1TB Travelstar 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive 7200RPM
http://www.ianker.com/product/68AN25EN-BPA
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/891232-REG/Hitachi_0s03563_1TB_SATA_2_5_Internal.html
- HGST Touro S 1TB 7200RPM
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-7200RPM-High-Performance-Portable-0S03729/dp/B00IVFDQ48
For my use-case doing backups I guess you could pick mostly any drive as the drive isn't used for long periods of time and it's more connect, backup and disconnect and store.
I've always used Lacie drives specifically different rugged ones and I haven't had any issues and they look pretty cool. However, considering that Lacie is a subsidiary of Seagate and most likely seagate drives are used, I'm looking at other options. Being rugged isn't necessarily a big deal.
HGST drives getting very good reviews regarding reliability especially from BackBlaze who have written a long analysis of the different drives they use.
The HGST Touro S uses an HGST drive, so in terms of good quality and reliability that ticks the box. Reading the reviews on Amazon a lot of people focus on the enclosure not being sturdy, no feet and that seems to be the big downside.
In order to get the best of both world, i.e. a good quality drive (HGST) and a good looking reliable enclosure I found the Anker USB 3.0 2.5" enclosure which looks ver minimal and make installing a drive simple. Pairing this enclosure with the HGST 1TB 7200RPM drive might be slightly more expensive than the HGST Touro S, but it might be worth it.
Again my use-case is full clone backups and I intend to have more than one external drive for this purpose at a minimum two that I can rotate daily.
I haven't been able to make up my mind and could use feedback especially since I've not used the Anker enclosure or the HGST Touro and only have the reviews on Amazon to go by.
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