2x WD2TB(ZFEX) --or-- 1xSSD (brand/size?) plus 1x WD2TB(ZFEX) for back-up. Home\Office?
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SSD's are basicaly for fast booting of your OS system. For storage go to your Hard drives! That is my recomendation
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Ideally you want to go with a ssd/hdd combination. Purchase a ssd (I prefer Samsung Pro series...840/850)large enough for the os and your most frequently used applications. I would say no smaller than 240 Gbs at current prices, but larger would be better (480-500Gbs). Then go with a decently fast 4tb hdd for mass storage (WD black or if speed isn't an issue WD green). I would then purchase a separate external drive for back ups (4-6TBs depending on the size of the mass storage drive you choose). Hope this helps.
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Yes, you can back up as many as you can fit in 1tb. A typical computer would not have much more than 0.3 to 0.4 tb to back up. However, it always depends. You could have more info to back up, I'm just stating approx averages.
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We bought two of these drives. One we do just that with it. 2 TB for Time Machine & 2 TB for general backup. The other we use with Adobe Lightroom to host our libraries. They are great drives. Very reliable. We had been disappointed with drives from LaCie & MyDisk.
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1 TB would be enough for general home use. I've been using mine for the last two months and I've been regularly using it, since I have a lot of clients and back up documents, files, and videos. I also use it for personal photo and video storage. I've only managed to break through to 50 GB. So, in my view, 1 TB should be enough.
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Aside from cost considerations, why would you want to do that? If there is one thing I've learned, it is always better to go big when it comes to HDs. 1 T might seem like a lot now, but I bet you'd be suprised how fast you fill it up. I'm wondering if there is a 3rd party alternative that costs less...
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if you want tons of storage and ultimate reliability, use this Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE1T0BW, I just got it for a little over $500 on Amazon. if you dont want to spend that much money than I used WD Blue 1 TB Mobile Hard Drive: 2.5 Inch, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8 MB Cache - WD10JPVT. Both seem to work fine.
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It's 2x1TB but I would caution you on buying this. I had a very very bad experience with the software and customer service. Software bricked on me and was un-configurable. Tech support was non-existent. I sent mine back for a refund. Read the reviews before buying.
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These were the two WD drives that had been verified for use for my Synology NAS disk arrays. They are both enterprise rated hard drives. The FYYZ is rated at 1.2 million hours while the F9YZ is rated at 0.8 million hours. I had really thought about getting the FYYZ at the time I made the purchase but the available supply was not there, I needed 12 drives and the most that I could purchase at that time was 3 or 4, so essentially that forced my decision toward the F9YZ drives. See this link http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/OVR/hires/ENG/2178-771210.pdf One drive is in the scalabilty section and one drive is in the durability section.
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Good question. My IT brother says to use 2 external hard drives & back each of them up periodically, but keep one off-site. Other opinions/ideas?
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I have the WDE1UBK10000N and it is a solid well built external! I don't think you can go wrong with the elements terabyte hdd!
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9.5mm is the thickest you'll be able to use. The highest capacity 9.5mm drives I found so far are Hitachi / HGST 1.5TB drives. Reportedly, there's a WD 2TB coming "soon".
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I started with one 2TB and have been running it for several months. Adding a second of another brand and size. It's flexible to do that. You can even put in 2.5's with a converter tray, or some people mix in SSD's as well. Pretty limitless. AND most use cases are hot swappable, meaning you can pull and add drives while running.
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I've chosen Western Digital because of reliability. I've owned 4 WD drives: An 80GB, a 160GB, a 500GB, and this 1TB, and haven't had one of them fail on me. But as another user stated, WD sends just the drive itself. You'll have to download software, find screws, etc
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Yes. That's what I use them for. I have 3 of these with 4 TB Backup Plus drives.
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Short answer yes. Really depends on what and how you want to back something up. This is only 160 GB and it is internal. I would choose an external 1 TB for a back up. I use two of these WD drives in a server as a raid 1 mirror.
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Im going to say 1tb. Dont hesitate to buy this system, i have it in 13 locations and the quality is unbelievable.
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I am also using the WD30EFRX drives and I would recommend them based on my experience. They have worked well for me. Their performance is good and they're quiet. They're designed for NAS and they're priced well.