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  • orrinward20

    My advice is to get yourself a reliable drive and install it in a case yourself.

    But yes... Back up.

    I recommend Hitachi Travelstars. I've had failed 1TB Seagate and WD drives - One purchased in an Intenso case and the other in a Lacie case.

    These days I just order internal drives from a brand I like or a model that gets a particularly high rating and pop them in a case.

    'Lacie' doesn't mean the hard drive is reliable, it just means it's in a fancy case.

    For 2.5inch drives I'd keep to 500GB or less for now and switch them up. I say this as I've tried a bunch of 1TB 2.5's and only one is still alive. My uneducated guess is that they haven't quite got them right yet.

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    • any case recommendations? Sturdy usb 3 that doesn't come loose off the circuit after a week.inteliboy
    • Fraid not. I only have 1 type of USB3 case and don't have a point of reference for performance.orrinward2
    • It's a budget case so doubt it performs well.orrinward2
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