{"id":24273,"date":"2011-09-08T09:18:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=24273"},"modified":"2011-09-08T09:18:20","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:18:20","slug":"bob-rankin-all-external-hard-drives-are-not-created-equal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bob-rankin-all-external-hard-drives-are-not-created-equal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Rankin: All External Hard Drives are Not Created Equal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100914bobrankinlarge.jpg\" alt=\"askleo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Bob Rankin<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cI\u2019m buying an external hard drive for my backups, as you have often recommended. But I\u2019ve bogged down in the details \u2013 capacity, transfer speed, USB vs. Firewire, etc. Can you give me some tips on choosing an external drive for backups?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>Buying an External Hard Drive<\/h3>\n<p>External hard drives make it plug-and-play easy to add storage capacity to an existing PC or laptop. An external drive is also handy for storing backup copies of data, especially if you want to back up multiple computers around the home or office. Here are some tips for buying an external hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>There are two broad categories of external hard drive. Desktop drives with 3.5 inch mechanisms inside are designed to stay in one place, usually on your desktop. They generally require a power adapter. Portable hard drives are based on 2.5 inch or 1.8 inch mechanisms, making them small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. 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