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1TB External Hard Drive for Time Machine Back up?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1845018" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>It's ironic, but currently both WD and Seagate make some of the very worst RDHD's...and some of the very best.</p><p></p><p>You can't shop simply by brand name anymore. It all depends on the care and testing put into the manufacturing of the drive.</p><p></p><p>For instance, Glyph exclusively uses Seagate mechanisms, which you would expect would mean that their external hard drives would be garbage. But they are the best you can buy. Why? Because Glyph buys direct from Seagate and specifies the quality of the drives they want, PLUS they test them themselves before using them.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to make an informed choice as a consumer. Even "enterprise" drives sold at retail aren't necessarily anything special and haven't been for a long time now:</p><p></p><p>Enterprise drives no more reliable than consumer drives:</p><p><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/blog/enterprise-drive-reliability/" target="_blank">Enterprise Drives: Fact or Fiction?</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1845018, member: 190607"] It's ironic, but currently both WD and Seagate make some of the very worst RDHD's...and some of the very best. You can't shop simply by brand name anymore. It all depends on the care and testing put into the manufacturing of the drive. For instance, Glyph exclusively uses Seagate mechanisms, which you would expect would mean that their external hard drives would be garbage. But they are the best you can buy. Why? Because Glyph buys direct from Seagate and specifies the quality of the drives they want, PLUS they test them themselves before using them. It's hard to make an informed choice as a consumer. Even "enterprise" drives sold at retail aren't necessarily anything special and haven't been for a long time now: Enterprise drives no more reliable than consumer drives: [url=https://www.backblaze.com/blog/enterprise-drive-reliability/]Enterprise Drives: Fact or Fiction?[/url] [/QUOTE]
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