External ssd or hdd

[PurplDrank]

So I have an old gaming pc which I also used for taxes and homework and personal information. I want to recycle my pc but I want to get that information off first. Is there an external ssd or hdd I can put this information on and keep it there, so I can connect it to a laptop later on ?

[191x7]

Any large enough external had drive would do.

[PurplDrank]

1 minute ago, 191x7 said:

Any large enough external had drive would do.

Any recommendations on which one ?

[myselfolli]

Really pretty much anything would work. How much data are we talking about?

[Zmax]

23 minutes ago, PurplDrank said:

So I have an old gaming pc which I also used for taxes and homework and personal information. I want to recycle my pc but I want to get that information off first. Is there an external ssd or hdd I can put this information on and keep it there, so I can connect it to a laptop later on ?

If you have a USB connector, I would go with a HDD since you can some that are very big and low priced. The speed is the main problem, but as a backup, you should not worry about it

 

If you intend to play games then go with a SSD. 

 

 

Here is a version : Seagate 2T for 89.00$ us

 

Amazon  External

[jones177]

I use WD USB drives.

They use 5400rpm hard drives.

I use https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQH86A/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wd+4tb+external+hard+drive&qid=1552480641&s=gateway&sr=8-4

 

 

If you have no USB port get a HDD docking station. 

I use a Wavlink USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6PF3H24346 

[PurplDrank]

37 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I use WD USB drives.

They use 5400rpm hard drives.

I use https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQH86A/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wd+4tb+external+hard+drive&qid=1552480641&s=gateway&sr=8-4

 

 

If you have no USB port get a HDD docking station. 

I use a Wavlink USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6PF3H24346 

I have usb 2.0 and 3.0

 

sp I would just plug these into USB port and transfer all my stuff over ?

 

got anything a bit cheaper as well ?

[jones177]

3 minutes ago, PurplDrank said:

I have usb 2.0 and 3.0

 

sp I would just plug these into USB port and transfer all my stuff over ?

Yes.

 

I use them every time I update my CPUs and motherboards. On them I have data removed from hard drives all the way back to the early 2000s.

I also use them to transfer my heavily modded games from one computer to another. Some are over 120gbs. 

 

 

[PurplDrank]

20 minutes ago, jones177 said:

Yes.

 

I use them every time I update my CPUs and motherboards. On them I have data removed from hard drives all the way back to the early 2000s.

I also use them to transfer my heavily modded games from one computer to another. Some are over 120gbs. 

 

 

You got anything that’s a bit cheaper ?

[jones177]

I have 1tb and 2tb versions as well. 

 

2tb

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B079V4L9BD/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wd+2tb+external+hard+drive&qid=1552486838&s=gateway&sr=8-3

 

1tb

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQHI8I/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wd+1tb+external+hard+drive&qid=1552486904&s=gateway&sr=8-3

 

They have nice sales on these if you can wait. BestBuy has their own versions that can get really cheap on sale as well.

 

[Zmax]

I did a quick search in Best Buy USA, New Egg USA , and Amazon USA

 

And the best price I have seen is 48.99$ us for 1 T.   

 

You will need to include Tax and Shipping . 

[boggen]

you do not get backup software this way, but *shrugs*.  if you know how to copy paste, there it is.

 

external case WITH FAN. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1Q2M6A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

there some other variations out there but generally 27 to 40 bucks. 

 

you can pickup a 4T HDD from 50 to 80 bucks, check https://pcpartpicker.com

• TIP: newegg.com
  • left side menu
    • useful links (near bottom) -> warranty -> check 3 to 5 years
    • 4T or higher 
    • new
  • sort by lowest to highest.
  • check a few drives, you might find some 4 maybe 5 year warranty but doubtful.

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WARNING! take it easy on both old hard drive and new hard drive. make sure they are kept cool if you end up tossing everything at drives at once you might cause drives to over heat. drives are good general usage, but a non stop reading/writing is stress testing them. 

 

TIP: CUT and paste. files from old to new hard drive.

TIP: RIGHT CLICK on a folder, LEFT CLICK properties, and you can see how much all the files/folders are in size.

TIP: cut/paste less than 4 gigs at a time.  guessing around 30 minutes to an hour pending. then let drives cool down then copy/paste again.  those with fans on them tend to go longer.

 

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if you want to take external drive with you, say a laptop on the go all the time, might suggest SSD drive and exteneral drive bay. (smaller)

 

most external drives and cases without fans can be completely powered by usb cable and no extra power cable.

but be careful if  you start plugging in to USB HUBS that do not have a separate power plug in cord.