Finally got an external backup drive - I'm impressed!

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jdeg

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I have several drives in my computer that I built myself. One of the drives is 1.4tb and use it to backup files. This was actually the replacement for another drive which failed 10 months ago or so. I lost about half of my backup data and some larger movie files.

I finally broke down and bought an external backup drives since they're only getting cheaper and faster. I did some research before I purchased and landed on the Western Digital Passport 1tb: Amazon.com: WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 Black: Computers & Accessories

It's cheap, has plenty of space, and comes with some very nice features. The software to back things up is very easy to use. You can also easily set a password for the drive. If you need more than 1tb the same model goes up to 2tb - which would totally be worth it for $37 extra.

If you don't already store your original image files in multiple places, this is definitely an easy way to start.
 
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fotojack

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I use WD drives exclusively. Never had one fail me....yet. My backup drives are the internal SATA kind, but I use them as externals, using a USB to IDE & SATA cable.
Another little external drive I have is made by Velocity.
[h=1]Elite Series 2.5in Enclosure, USB 2.0[/h]
 
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Brusader

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I backup to two external HDDs, but also burn new NEF files to DVDs and store them elsewhere.

I still have the first HDD backup I made of my 1GB drive to a CDR in Feb 1998. Definitely don't miss the days of 2x burns, buffer under-runs, and having more coasters than data. 8-|
 
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jdeg

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Brusader said:
I backup to two external HDDs, but also burn new NEF files to DVDs and store them elsewhere.

I still have the first HDD backup I made of my 1GB drive to a CDR in Feb 1998. Definitely don't miss the days of 2x burns, buffer under-runs, and having more coasters than data. 8-|
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haha - I remember going to a 'computer show' and buying a yamaha cd burner for $400. Hell, I have a 250mb hard drive somewhere. :)
 
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