HDD recommendation 1 or 2 TB

[silidsnake]

Hello everyone.

I have been disconnected from the Hard topic for a few years.. and now I was thinking about acquiring an HDD to use as a large external storage. I don't know if I should opt for 1 or 2 Tb.. I suppose the latter would be better for me.. anyway, can someone help me know which are the best models nowadays and what capacity would be better?

thanks!!
regards…

[Fassou]

My recommendation would be, USB 3.0, from a brand that manufactures hard drives (Seagate, WD, Hitachi…) and be very clear if you need to carry it a lot, to choose between 2.5" or 3.5".

Then depending on the budget it is already to choose the exact model.

Salu2!

[Obione]

I would buy USB 3 + Caviar Green 2TB enclosure, 100€:
http://xtremmedia.com/CONCEPTRONIC_3_5_SATA_USB_3_0_NEGRA_CHD3DUSB3.html
http://xtremmedia.com/WD_Caviar_Green_2_TB_SATA3_cache_64Mb_3_5_V2.html
If you want to give it mobility better 1TB 2.5", you won't need extra power:
http://xtremmedia.com/Seagate_Momentus_M8_2_5_1TB.html
http://xtremmedia.com/Lian_Li_EX_10QB_Negra_Caja_externa_HD_2_5_USB_3_0.html#

[whoololon]

In fact, lately I'm using the hard drives from the old laptop in USB enclosures to tinker with movies, music, and backups, and I'm embarrassed that I didn't do it sooner. ;D

[silidsnake]

Many thanks to everyone!!

in the end I am considering this option:

USB 3 + Caviar Green 2TB, 100€:

http://xtremmedia.com/CONCEPTRONIC_3…CHD3DUSB3.html
http://xtremmedia.com/WD_Caviar_Gree…Mb_3_5_V2.html

but not needing external power can also be a plus.. I think it will always be in the same place.

[Obione]

If you are not going to move it, get the 3.5, for a little more you get double the capacity.

[silidsnake]

@Obione:

If you're not going to move it, almost get 3.5, for a little more you get double the capacity.

if I have that section clear, you're right, the 3.5 one compensates more. how is the price thing lately? because with the floods I know prices went up a lot and have been like that for several years.. has everything gone back to the pre-flood price? or can they still go down more throughout 2014..?

[Obione]

They went down again, if you need to buy and don't get dizzy. The 2TB disks have a good price/mega.

[Sylver]

I am a fan of docking, I discovered it and it changed my life :ugly:
If you are not going to move the disks, you have your storage base with USB 3.0 connection, and you can connect all the SATA disks of 2.5" or 3.5" that you want, this is how I work and I am very happy:

It cost me about 14€ :sisi:

Greetings!

[Bm4n]

The last one I bought was a 3TB WD red and I was almost going to get a 4TB one but they were still a bit expensive, it already has over 2000 hours, very happy with it. You will know better how much you store, but I wouldn't buy a small one of 1TB, with what they occupy now the contents fill up quickly.

[silidsnake]

@Sylver:

I'm a docking fan, I discovered it and it changed my life :ugly:
If you're not going to move the disks, you have your storage base with USB 3.0 connection, and you can connect all the SATA disks of 2.5" or 3.5" you want, that's how I work and I'm very happy:

It cost me about 14€ :sisi:

Best regards!

well it doesn't look bad. it would save me some money on enclosures. I have about 4 external ones and I want to make two more, and the new one..

the only thing is that while the disks are not in the holder they are left very unprotected, right?

The last one I bought was a 3TB WD red and I was almost going to get a 4TB one but they were still a bit expensive, it already has more than 2000 hours, very happy with it. You know better how much you store, but I wouldn't buy a small one of 1TB, with what the contents take up now it fills up quickly.

true, I just need one that big because the rest don't reach 1Tb and are almost full. which makes it impossible for me to have order.

it's also true that with a 4Tb one if it breaks you lose everything. and a huge amount of data. not to mention the price they must reach. even so I'll take it into account

[Sylver]

While the disks are not in the docking, it is good to store them in a padded box, with a little foam rubber and glue and you have it
The idea is to be able to put them in and take them out only when necessary, so you save hours of life on each disk.

About the drives, for example, I find it more profitable to have many disks between 500Gb and 1Tb, because the percentage of gigas missing on each disk is smaller (it is not the same to have a 500Gb disk with 465Gb real than to have a 2Tb disk where there are only 1'79Tb, the pinch is noticed more, from missing 35gb to missing more than 200…)
This is why I dedicate myself to buying them second-hand without much use and I am filling them progressively :sisi:

¡Saludos!

[Obione]

If you are going to eat the 2TB, it would not be a bad idea to get the Green 3 terabyte. It is not as big a price/mega jump as from 1 to 2TB but it comes out better. The 4TB are expensive, if you have several disks you can get a 2-slot docking like this:

http://xtremmedia.com/BASE_HD_TACENS_DOCKING_PORTUM_DUO2.html

Specify a maximum size of 2TB, you have for 50 and a bit an Akasa that does not specify such a limitation, I suppose it will hold 3TB.

The difference in capacity due to commercial nomenclature is the same.

[Bm4n]

@Sylver:

About the drives, for me for example it's more profitable to have many disks between 500Gb and 1Tb, because the percentage of gigas missing in each disk is smaller (it's not the same to have a 500Gb disk with 465Gb real than to have a 2Tb disk where there are only 1.79Tb, the pinch is felt more, from missing 35gb to missing more than 200…)

Are we still with those superstitions?
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[Sylver]

@Bm4n:

Are we still following those superstitions?
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Yes, I know it's because of the drives, the manufacturer uses Gib and we use Gb :lol:

But the margin (for whatever it is) is still lower on several disks spread out...

If I have 4x500Gb (~465Gb each) = 1860Gb
and on the other hand, on my 2TB external drive I have 1.76Tb = 1802Gb

They are all in FAT32, they should have the same usable space in total, the four 500Gb as the 2Tb, but in practice there is a difference of 60Gb, where I can fit a few more movies, call me crazy...

[Obione]

My 500 disk is "missing" 35 and the external tera one is missing 69, I gained a gig by buying it bigger :ugly

[Sylver]

@Obione:

My 500 "lack" 35 and the external tera one lacks 69, I gained a gig by buying it bigger :ugly:

What a joke :ugly::ugly:

With the 1Tb ones it can happen, that's why I use 500Gb and 1Tb mainly, but it's obvious that with the 2Tb one you take a risk and it's noticeable that I'm disappointed with it :troll:

[Bm4n]

Here's a converter, I think you'll need it, lol. Gigabyte (GB) to Gibibyte (GiB) and Megabyte (MB) to Mibibyte (MiB) Converter

A drive like the one I have of 3TB has exactly 3000GB or 2794,5GiB which is EXACTLY the same, you don't lose or gain ANYTHING! And if the drive doesn't have the size it marks is that you've been ripped off, stop buying the drives at the Chinese

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[Sylver]

But isn't it supposed to be that in Windows 7, in Computer, when you look at the disk properties, the size appears in GB and not in GiB?

My internal terabyte also has 931GB like Obione's now that I think about it :ugly:

[Bm4n]

@Sylver:

But isn't it supposed to be that in Windows 7, in Computer, when you look at the disk properties, the size appears in GB and not in GiB?

In the OSs it usually appears in gibibyte (GiB) almost everything, although abbreviated as if it were gigabyte (GB), of all some application can mark decimal gigabyte when giving the disk space (it would be strange). As the term gibibyte is somewhat recent to avoid confusion between decimal and binary base it is not used much

PD. And yes if you have noticed many manufacturers explain on the box that the disk capacity is based on decimal, to avoid those confusions.

I thought it had been made clear in that branch, that's why I was surprised, I thought it was a joke jajaja

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