Considering buying a portable HDD What should I pick? 1TB

Well, enjoy having the moving parts break.

Why not just buy a portable blu-ray player?

Your data will be much much safer that way and even verbatim blu-rays are like $2/50GB disc when you buy the large spindle.

>>59640041

How does that or how would that happen though?

>>59640031
What do you need it for, OP?

>>59640112
dropping it
hitting it
nudging it
packing it in your bag wrong
getting it wet
shocking it

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>>59640031

currently using a 2 TB seagate for back ups, I recommend it. I'm not that experienced with HDDs but so far I've had no real issues with this one.

>>59640031
wd elements is goat

>>59640031
Pic related is fine. Keep in mind that it's native USB3, there is no internal SATA.

>>59640031
Get a laptop 2,5" HDD for cheap and a case

>>59640418
Easy access between laptop and pc.
Need it for photos.

>>59640103
Does somebody actually do this?

>>59641707
>Easy access between laptop and pc.
use an ethernet cable

>>59640578
>hardware encryption
Is there an HDD inside?
What happens when the case breaks? Is all data lost forever, or can I just slip the old drive into an identical case, type in the pass, and sort it out?

This is really a general external drive with hardware encryption question. To me it all sounds very dangerous. Looking forward to someone more knowledgeable than me to alleviate my doubts.

>>59643594
HDD sold separately.
No idea if there is some unique key in each of those boxes, I have the one with no encryption but only iso emulation, works great for os installing etc.

>>59640031
Anything hitachi or samsung. Thank me 16 years from now.

I own 2 western digital portable ultras, one for desktop and one for Xbox. Both have been working fine for 2 years. I use the desktop one for backup and storing various static Media like videos, movies, music, pictures, etc.

Have a few friends who own the same drive, they haven't had any issues either. One carries it around all the time at school.

It's basically a laptop drive, so set your expectations to that.

Don't know about Seagate drives, just went with WD because had a friend who owned one already.

I have this same one and it's pretty good to be honest. Going to have to get a use for it, it's sitting on my shelf.