Thinking of a exsternal HDD storeage?

[Cloakedwand72]

Is it worth getting a external portable HDD to go along with a backup storage device I have?

Are these a good addition to with a Seagate - Backup Plus AC cable USB storage?Or is cloud storage better are there any good cloud storage websites with a lot of GBs for free with out paywalls?

Seagate Expansion 1TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX1000101/dp/B008R7FC74/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427340504&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+1tb+external+hard+drive

WD My Passport Ultra Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive, 1TB

http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Ultra-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B00E83X9P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427340504&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+1tb+external+hard+drive

[Stone Blue]

Wow...Prices have come down quite a bit since I got my drives a few years ago.

I have 3 WD My Passports I bought at various times, and all 3 are slightly different...1st got a 500GB (USB 2.0), then a 1TB (USB 3.0), then another 1TB (USB 3.0)...So far, I am very pleased with them, not a single issue with any of them...

My last one is a Buffalo 1TB...I havent used it much yet, but also no issues...i also like that it is only about 1/2 as thick as the WD drives, and slightly smaller length and width as well...(Dont forget my WD drives are 5-3yrs old, resp., so newer versions may be even smaller/lighter...)

[magnemoe]

What is the backup storage device? Another portable HD or an NAS?

It might be better to upgrade the laptop harddrive? Exception is if its an SSD and you only have room for one HD, then an extra disk makes sense.

Remember that external discs tend to fail far more often than disks in computers, they get bumped around a lot for once.

[Camacha]

It might be better to upgrade the laptop harddrive? Exception is if its an SSD and you only have room for one HD, then an extra disk makes sense.

For backups this is not true. One disk is never safe. More disks are safer, though other factors come into play too. External disks are preferred too, as they are less vulnerable to simultaneous power surges, virus infection, cryptographic malware, RAM failure and a whole host of other failure modes. Two drives inside the same system are a lot less safe than one drive inside the system and a secondary separated drive, as most mishaps can take out both drives at the same time.

Remember that external discs tend to fail far more often than disks in computers, they get bumped around a lot for once.

If you just use it around the house, not really. Besides, HDDs can actually take some abuse as long as they are not running. When powered up, yes, avoid knocks at all costs.