Looking for a Cheap Portable Hard Drive

Lrobcube on 10/09/2019 - 19:24

I'm looking for a cheap portable hard drive, in the range of around $50-$70. Any suggestions?

Find Me A Bargain Computer Peripheral Portable Hard Drive

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    • robcube on 10/09/2019 - 19:36

      Thanks! Will definitely consider

    • robcube on 10/09/2019 - 20:58

      Thank you

      • Switchblade88 on 10/09/2019 - 22:42
        +1

        If you nudge your budget up slightly, you get much better value for money.

        $99 gets you the 3Tb model, also from Officeworks

        $33 per Tb is generally the sweet spot for HDDs, and you don't have to wait for sales!

  • Ryanek on 11/09/2019 - 08:51
    +1

    Honestly, I would only buy one that has usb-c. It just means one less cable to carry around - Lacie 1TB for $69.

  • Marble250 on 11/09/2019 - 15:39
    +1

    Like the old saying "if you plan to kill someone, first buy two coffins"…
    I reckon you should back-up, your back-up….. I just had a Seagate 2 TB HDD go down with the "death clicks" with 1.2 TB of docs,pics…my life!…….don't want the expense of professional recovery (which, as we know is immense!) still trying to find and consolidate lost info from hard drives, flash drives, cloud etc.

    I'm thinking encrypted to the cloud might be a better option - if not definitely SSD in the future.

    • Switchblade88 on 12/09/2019 - 10:05
      +1

      Oh no!

      Been there, lost that, hence why I was an early cloud adopter. I've got everything in Google Drive, which then ALSO syncs to two separate PCs in different towns so I've got full backups against everything including power surge & theft - one full loss won't affect me in any way.

      Google Photos for phone syncing has been the biggest peace of mind I've ever had. Ten seconds between a photo and a successful backup - anywhere I go - is fantastic.

      Also, don't put your confidence in SSDs either - I've already had two die on me for no apparent reason in the last year.

      • Marble250 on 23/09/2019 - 14:47

        Thanks for the tips Bud. You are, of course, 100% correct. I am in the process of investigating Google Drive (I like that auditing function for establishing who has access to one's various files…I can use that!)
        PS: got about 90% of my files back from the dead drive - I lost Canada, but I'll always have Paris (from now on! lol)

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