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External backup drive q

Postby buggs1a » Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:35 pm

I need to get a backup drive and will be going to Best Buy. What’s a good external that’s better then 5400rpm? I don’t see rpm mentioned for anything and I assume they’re all 5400. I will be getting something over 1tb but no idea about their rpm. Any suggestions would really be appreciated.
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Re: External backup drive q

Postby Quade » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:15 pm

I picked up a samsung external SSD I use for backup.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q4RBHW
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Re: External backup drive q

Postby buggs1a » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:59 pm

Thanks Quade. I get a sorry message that the page isn’t found.
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Re: External backup drive q

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Re: External backup drive q

Postby buggs1a » Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:36 pm

Thanks.
I tried posting in v6 forum and it’s not showing after I hit submit. Any ideas?
I can’t install 6.82. It says I need to be online to install but I am.
I got it working.
But my post in the v6 support forum still doesn’t show. Hmm.
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Re: External backup drive q

Postby Quade » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:23 am

I see it there. You might need to re-enter your key in the profile.
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Re: External backup drive q

Postby buggs1a » Sat May 02, 2020 11:13 am

Thanks for everything you have done for all the users Quade and for myself.

I ended up getting an Easystore 4tb external drive. It's slow tho. Now i want to get a fast drive that has more then 4tb of space. What is out there that's faster then 5400 rpm and external? I've seen a 12tb drive but i bet it is 5400 rpm. Plus the case is large and needs its own power cable.

Should i just get the largest ssd i can afford and get an external case for it? i dong need ssd speed, but i hate 5400 rpm.

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Re: External backup drive q

Postby Quade » Mon May 04, 2020 11:59 am

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZKB4SLK

I ordered one of these then installed an NVME SSD in it. It worked great.
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