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Hey all,

 

I have been on here asking questions lately and haven't received bad advice yet. :) I was wondering, what is the best external backup hard drive? I'm looking for about 1 terabyte of storage space, no fancy software, and it will only be a backup drive, probably backup on a weekly basis.

 

Thanks

 

Erty

Does not having a second parenthesis around something bother anyone else as much as it does me? (Like if this statement was missing a second side)

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The WD My Passport has always been a solid recommendation to people who ask me. There are other 1TB external drives that come in at a lower price, but as far as reliability and stable enclosures go, this one is a great choice.

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The WD My Passport has always been a solid recommendation to people who ask me. There are other 1TB external drives that come in at a lower price, but as far as reliability and stable enclosures go, this one is a great choice.

I use one, it's freaking amazing.

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Hey all,

 

I have been on here asking questions lately and haven't received bad advice yet. :) I was wondering, what is the best external backup hard drive? I'm looking for about 1 terabyte of storage space, no fancy software, and it will only be a backup drive, probably backup on a weekly basis.

 

Thanks

 

Erty

Do you need USB 3.0?

If so I have been using the Buffalo Drivestation and it has been amazing.

http://store.buffalotech.com/store/bufftech/en_US/pd/productID.279001500/quantity.1

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