Electerrific 14 #1 Posted November 5, 2019 I was wanting to back up my reliable 2tb External Hard drive (not to use, purely as saved back ups) and was wondering if the more cost effective brands were reliable? On Amazon for about £30 are brands like Hilabee, Gazechimp, Perfk and Shiwaki? Are these likely to deteriorate due to their cost, or are they surprisingly good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer 112 #2 Posted November 5, 2019 They are likely to be 100% fake, Fake size, fake internals etc... Stick with known brands, you should be good.... I have picture of what was supposed to be a 1TB External drive, but inside it's just a 16GB USB Thumb Drive, soldered internally to the connectors, with a chunk of metal for weight.... that's literally all it was! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Electerrific 14 #3 Posted November 5, 2019 Ok thanks, glad I checked! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 214 #4 Posted November 6, 2019 Also be careful of the branded stuff. Sandisk have suffered from poor copies for many years. So make sure you use a trusted seller as well as a trusted brand. https://www.diyphotography.net/psa-fake-sandisk-memory-cards-are-everywhere-including-amazon/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Skink 10 #5 Posted November 14, 2019 I have had several "proper" external drives over the years - all mainstream brands, maybe I was unlucky but all failed despite careful handling and storage Now I use an external HDD case (Adata XPG in my case) and put a Western Digital backup drive in it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest #6 Posted November 17, 2019 I've never had a single external drive fail....Seagate usually or Western Digital. In fact I've never actually had a single HDD failure in the past 20 years. My dad has had one in this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Resident 1,193 #7 Posted November 18, 2019 I've found buying an internal drive, a separate caddy & just putting the two together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...