WD’s element lineup is pretty good for external hdd’s. Though you’d be better of buying an internal hdd and putting it in an enclosure instead, cheaper and also likely faster as all the external hdd’s are usually 5400 rpm only.
Cheaper? Internal HDDs have been more expensive than USB ones for the last decade or so. Which is why Hard Drive shucking (i.e. ripping the HDD out of the USB enclosure for internal/NAS use) is such a common sport.
Really? At least in the uk it’s always been the exact opposite, if you look up “4tb hdd” on amazon for example you get results from £70, whereas “4tb external hdd” returns £90+ listings…
What is a good portable HDD to get these days?
Or should I just get one of those little usb m2 cases.
Just get a portable m.2 case.
WD’s element lineup is pretty good for external hdd’s. Though you’d be better of buying an internal hdd and putting it in an enclosure instead, cheaper and also likely faster as all the external hdd’s are usually 5400 rpm only.
Cheaper? Internal HDDs have been more expensive than USB ones for the last decade or so. Which is why Hard Drive shucking (i.e. ripping the HDD out of the USB enclosure for internal/NAS use) is such a common sport.
Really? At least in the uk it’s always been the exact opposite, if you look up “4tb hdd” on amazon for example you get results from £70, whereas “4tb external hdd” returns £90+ listings…