The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ispeakforthelorax on 2024-05-29 22:36:20.
Just discovered this sub, and wanted recommendations on external hard drives that will last!
For a bit of background, my laptop is currently filled with all my stuff (personal documents, stuff from my undergrad, photos, videos, phone back ups, etc.). I currently just have a back up on a WD 1 TB HDD (I know I'm a bad boy for not following the 3-2-1 method, but I am trying to now!). I've been using this HDD for the past 8 years (and it saved my ass when my laptop died on me twice), and I am recently starting to hear sounds from it when it's running and it got me worried to find a replacement.
All my data is ~250 GB, and I am looking for recommendations on what are some good external hard drives I can use! Although I am considering online cloud services, but I'm not sure if I want to pay a yearly subscription which has roughly the same annual cost similar to an external hard drive. I would prefer to pay for 2 hard drives and have it last for couple of years instead, rinse and repeat.
I am looking to buy 2 hard drives, but am having a hard time decide which ones. I don't care about transfer speeds, and am looking for 500GB to 1 TB memory. The thing I care most about is that it lasts. I know there isn't any guarantee a that a external drive will last and could die any moment, but I would prefer it to last at least 5 years (hopefully 10 years) before I find a replacement. I generally do a back up 3-4 times a year, and let it collect dust on my shelf for the rest of the year.
I was thinking of buying a HDD since I thought those last longer than SSDs, but apparently a bunch of websites on Google is telling me otherwise? That today's SSDs now last as long as HDDs or longer? Has SSDs surpassed HDDs in the past decade?
Right now, I got my eyes on:
Samsung T7 1 TB Portable SSD
LaCie Rugged Mini 1 TB (SSD)
Seagate STHN1000400 1TB Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive
WD - Easystore 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Drive
I'm thinking I may do 1 HDD and 1 SSD cause why not lmao. I would be open to any suggestions on how to go about this!
I would love to hear your thoughts and recommendations from your personal experiences!