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    Large capacity USB portable hard drives - any compact designs?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by tommydog, Nov 29, 2018.

  1. tommydog

    tommydog Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am about to hit the road travelling for a year and want a large capacity usb hard drive to use with my laptop. I am not worried about speed as this will mainly be used for archiving. But what I do want is portability,the thinner the drive the better.

    I was looking at the Seagate 5 TB Backup Plus drive, but this appears a little bulky. Are there any alternative drives that offer this capacity, but in a slimmer form factor? Ideally I don't want to spend much more than the Seagate drive. What would people suggest?
     
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @tommydog sadly there are no alternatives unless you're willing to buy an (much more expensive) SSD.
     
    Starlight5, Nov 30, 2018
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    tommydog Notebook Enthusiast

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    What about anything in slightly lower capacity?
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    4 TB is about the largest drive you can get in a reasonably portable form factor. There are lots. Have a look on Best Buy or Amazon.
     
    saturnotaku, Nov 30, 2018
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