got a old sea gate

[Yrkoon]

hey guys i have a 2 terabyte sea gate drive 3.5 inch and powered, im looking for a larger replacement so that i can put this drive in a cupboard and forget about it untill i need a back up.

https://imgur.com/wduiNPQ thats the bottom of the one i want to replace, preferably doubloe the size and a 3.5 inch one plus powered

 

[Snapshot]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-e...ernal-hard-drive-wdbwlg0040hbk-hd-421-wd.html seems to be what you're after. Or https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...desktop-hard-drive-stkp4000400-hd-3e8-se.html if you'd rather stay with Seagate.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Can get 5tb mechanical in 2.5 inch size

 

[Yrkoon]

kool thanks guys

 

[Evil-I]

Personally I'd get a bigger one.... 4Tb isn't the best price to capacity and a bigger drive is more future proof. At least 6Tb?

 

[Philtor]

I would go Western Digital personally. Would not touch Seagate drives but just my 2 cents

 

[Yrkoon]

cheers guys ill have a think over my choices

is there any advantage to a 3.5 inch one v a 2.5 inch?

 

[Evil-I]

2.5 doesn't require external power but likely to be a little slower (basically laptop hard drive as opposed to desktop). If its just for backup, 3.5 probably most robust and a bit quicker?

 

[Yrkoon]

2.5 doesn't require external power but likely to be a little slower (basically laptop hard drive as opposed to desktop). If its just for backup, 3.5 probably most robust and a bit quicker?

kool thanks, looks like im going for a 3.5 then

 

[Eddie99]

cheers guys ill have a think over my choices

is there any advantage to a 3.5 inch one v a 2.5 inch?

A 2.5" drive will be SMR if it's over 2TB, which means it will have an extremely slow write speed. A 3.5" drive will be faster and generally more reliable.

 

[Yrkoon]

got drunk and bought a 6 tera byte western digital drive 3.5 inch