External Hard Drive

[JimmyzHoopz]

Are there any good external hard drives out there that don't have some strange hard to use software attached to it? Like just something high in capacity I can plug in via ethernet or usb and window's will pick it up as a portable storage device? Similar to like a flash or thumb drive? I just need something to move files onto so I can swap hard drives when I get a new system. Like, I need to back up family photo's, some work projects and game files that I work on. And just move them to the new drive after I build the system?

[WoodenMarker]

Pretty much any external hdd is like that once you format it. 

[JimmyzHoopz]

Okay, cause I have a WD My Book Live and that thing is a nightmare to work with. -.- Everything has to be moved over LAN and it takes ages. I don't know why but it refuses to use a wired connection to transfer data. Is there any brand in particular I should look at?

[WoodenMarker]

Okay, cause I have a WD My Book Live and that thing is a nightmare to work with. -.- Everything has to be moved over LAN and it takes ages. I don't know why but it refuses to use a wired connection to transfer data. Is there any brand in particular I should look at?

There are plenty of options to choose from. Where are you shopping/located? Budget? What size are you looking for?

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[JimmyzHoopz]

There are plenty of options to choose from. Where are you shopping/located? Budget? What size are you looking for?

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Ah, okay.

 

And I was hoping about 3TB, and anywhere up to like $150. I'd like to stick to amazon if I could, just cause returns and warranties are so simple there.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00834SJU8/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

That looks about like what I need. As long as it's drag and drop file backups, this would be ideal.

[WoodenMarker]

Ah, okay.

And I was hoping about 3TB, and anywhere up to like $150. I'd like to stick to amazon if I could, just cause returns and warranties are so simple there.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00834SJU8/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

That looks about like what I need. As long as it's drag and drop file backups, this would be ideal.

That looks fine. 

*cough* Don't let a friend knock it off a table *cough*

[Dimwitted]

When it comes to all these externals the big difference between all those versions is the software that's bundled with it. The WD My Essential series is basically bare, nothing to load or get in your way. As you go up the chain it gets weird and wonky from simple backup drives to NAS and "cloud" thingies. Read the boxes carefully!