[X4U] Ext Hard Drive

[Zane Healy]

On Jan 9, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Grappone Al <algrappone at comcast.net> wrote:

> I want to install (back up) estimated 10,000 photos. I have used WD in the past and lately the list did not give them good views. I have had no problems. This would be something I could give the children and they could download their favorite ones.
> 
> Recommend?

A fellow photographer just went through a nightmare with the Western Digital External drives.  It seems that they have an encryption board in them that is prone to dying.  So you're left with a perfectly good hard drive that you can't read.

My recommendation is the same as it's always been.  Buy a bare case, and a bare drive.  Put the drive in the case and use it.

BTW, 10,000 is nothing.  I took over 43,000 last year. :-)

Zane


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