Hi,

I am looking to buy a 4TB SATA hard drive. Use case is backup about once a week with and external dock, looking for files every now and then.

The general idea is that I would have two of them, and use the method of storing them with one pebble to indicate where to backup next, so I have one security copy always.

Speed is not important, durability is. What should I buy?

  • Far_Marsupial6303@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Speed is not important, durability is. What should I buy?

    Whatever’s cheapest and/or has the best warranty.

    Since speed for write/rewrites isn’t a concern, even SMR, Seagate Barracuda, WD Blue, WD Red (not Red Plus or Red Pro), Toshiba P300, DT02 and DT02-V are fine. Read speed on SMR drives are the same as non-SMR drives.

    Durability is nonsense since any storage device/media can fail at any time, for any reason, with or without notice.

    Longevity and reliability is backups. Which you have planned, but the second should ideally be kept offsite in case of a local catastrophe.

    • jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Durability is nonsense since any storage device/media can fail at any time, for any reason, with or without notice.

      Oh come on, you know what he’s asking for. Certain HDDs have higher fail rates than others.

      If someone asked for a reliable car, would your response make sense?