JHZR2
Staff member
Hi,
Looking to get an HDD to use for archiving files. The plan is to archive stuff then pure it in the safe deposit box just in case our laptops fail or are stolen. We could just get it maybe once a year and update from other storage HDDs at home.
So this would be a seldom-used drive.
So, which are more robust? Laptop or desktop drives? I'd imagine that desktop drives are designed for greater MTBF, but this drive wouldn't be taking on lots of hours. I'd kind of imagine that the small laptop drives would be more shockproof...
Next, am I better off buying a naked drive or one in a USB integrated addembly like the WD My Passport? I ask because it appears that for whatever reason, the naked drives cost more than those sold as an external storage product. No idea why, but ive seen this many times.
So, what's the best bet? Id imagine that a few TB would work great.
Thanks!
Looking to get an HDD to use for archiving files. The plan is to archive stuff then pure it in the safe deposit box just in case our laptops fail or are stolen. We could just get it maybe once a year and update from other storage HDDs at home.
So this would be a seldom-used drive.
So, which are more robust? Laptop or desktop drives? I'd imagine that desktop drives are designed for greater MTBF, but this drive wouldn't be taking on lots of hours. I'd kind of imagine that the small laptop drives would be more shockproof...
Next, am I better off buying a naked drive or one in a USB integrated addembly like the WD My Passport? I ask because it appears that for whatever reason, the naked drives cost more than those sold as an external storage product. No idea why, but ive seen this many times.
So, what's the best bet? Id imagine that a few TB would work great.
Thanks!