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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1914526" data-attributes="member: 175845">I guess I am not part of the average crowd you refer to then as I have always usually bought Western Digital Black model HDDs over the years and all of them are still running.Don't forget that frequent hard drive startup can lead to a shorter drive life, and neither do you need to purchase a &quot;Mac specific&quot; drive.If you are really concerned, for the price of spinner USB hard drives you would no doubt be considering for your backup devices, you could always buy 2. One of each brand, and don't forget that Enterprise drives usually cost of a little bit more but have a longer warranty, and there is a reason they do so.Some people prefer to purchase 4200 RPM hard drives, even in a two and a half inch format with the idea that they run cooler and longer. I have no idea how valid that is, but they tend to be a bit cheaper then the usually much faster 7200rpm drives. Check out your local computer dealer and see what they have, and maybe on sale or point your browser to the Amazon US site and see if they have anything special to offer:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.amazon.com/s?k=External+USB+Hard+Drives&amp;rh=n%3A595048&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss[/URL]Good luck with your search and that is pretty nice that your TC has the USB port and will support a backup Drive.&nbsp; If you need other help, I and many others are very satisfied shopping at OMC, Macsales.com and I'm sure they would be happy to advise you with your purchase if you need it.- Patrick=======</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1914526, member: 175845"] I guess I am not part of the average crowd you refer to then as I have always usually bought Western Digital Black model HDDs over the years and all of them are still running. Don't forget that frequent hard drive startup can lead to a shorter drive life, and neither do you need to purchase a "Mac specific" drive. If you are really concerned, for the price of spinner USB hard drives you would no doubt be considering for your backup devices, you could always buy 2. One of each brand, and don't forget that Enterprise drives usually cost of a little bit more but have a longer warranty, and there is a reason they do so. Some people prefer to purchase 4200 RPM hard drives, even in a two and a half inch format with the idea that they run cooler and longer. I have no idea how valid that is, but they tend to be a bit cheaper then the usually much faster 7200rpm drives. Check out your local computer dealer and see what they have, and maybe on sale or point your browser to the Amazon US site and see if they have anything special to offer: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/s?k=External+USB+Hard+Drives&rh=n%3A595048&ref=nb_sb_noss[/URL] Good luck with your search and that is pretty nice that your TC has the USB port and will support a backup Drive. If you need other help, I and many others are very satisfied shopping at OMC, Macsales.com and I'm sure they would be happy to advise you with your purchase if you need it. - Patrick ======= [/QUOTE]

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