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Hard Drive Recommendations

ahalladaahallada
edited March 25 in General

I've been using various HDs for the last 12 years. Mostly WD HDD in the 4-16TB range and they seem to be good for only a few years before they fail. I started using a SSD about 2 years ago and have been pretty happy with it so far with another security software. SSD are pretty inexpensive right now too. But I just switched back to Security Spy last week and wanted to know what external drives play best with it. I only have 256GB for internal drive SSD so that is out of the question.

Thanks for the help.

Allen


I just found Ben's recommendations on the Security Spy forum. I'll stick with SSD.

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  • ahalladaahallada
    edited March 25

    My current config:

    Apple Mac Pro, 3.5GHz Intel Xeon E5 Six Core, 16GB RAM, Dual AMD FirePro D500 Graphics, 256GB SSD, Black, MD878LL/A


    I'm looking to upgrade to a Mac Mini M4 this spring.

  • BenBen

    If budget allows, and your storage requirements aren't too high, go for an SSD. In general you can expect far better performance, reliability, and longevity with an SSD compared to a HDD. If you need to go for an HDD, check out the Backblaze drive stats - they publish regular reports about failure rates of specific models. The difference between the worst and the best drives is huge.

    As you say, prices of SSDs have come down significantly, and will certainly keep on this trajectory. Go for a recognised brand such as Samsung / Crucial / WD / SanDisk. External drive enclosures vary a lot in quality too - if possible, get a self-contained unit so that you don't have to worry about choosing an enclosure separately. If you need an enclosure, OWC and Sabrent are respected brands. We have also had good success with UGREEN enclosures - they seem to be a reliable budget brand.

  • ahalladaahallada

    Thanks Ben. I’ll stick with SSD for now. I appreciate the feedback.

    Allen

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