I know I’m late to this party but I felt obliged to respond to the above recommendations for Seagate. Some of you may be familiar with Louis Rossman. He is famous for doing board level repairs for Macs on YouTube, and also for criticizing Apple’s tendency to make newer devices unrepairable.
Another lesser known aspect of his business is drive recovery. Here he explains why he frequently has to repair Seagate drives: https://youtu.be/6b0JcNqkZrk On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 9:59 AM Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > I’ll second Mark’s suggestion, I've had good luck with their HDD’s (both > 2.5” and 3.5” ) for Time Machine use. > > > On Jan 25, 2021, at 2:55 AM, Mark Syder <marksy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like Seagate external discs. If she's not using a large amount of the > 1Tb, a disc is probably good enough. > > Mark > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 01:28, William Spencer <wspence...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi there: My wife’s 2nd computer has just been replaced with a new 1TB >> SSD Mini, and we need to get a backup for it. I’d be glad to know your >> recommended sources, makers, and types (meaning HD vs. SSD). The size would >> be probably 1-1.5 TB, I guess, no need for more than that as far as I know; >> the data at issue will not change very often at all since it’s a single >> use/function machine—meaning it only gets used for one specific activity >> that does not involve much updating of data. >> >> Thanks! >> >> *************** >> >> Bill Spencer in Maryland >> Mac Mini 2.6 GHz i5/11.1 >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a >> group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com >> To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iMac Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/A538A4CA-386B-4C79-9F97-814580A54C21%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/A538A4CA-386B-4C79-9F97-814580A54C21%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/CANYKXbnmVNsPB1Db0Attd7L%2Bu%2BKaeCHQ9C0fBR56YeQQsa0_cQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/CANYKXbnmVNsPB1Db0Attd7L%2Bu%2BKaeCHQ9C0fBR56YeQQsa0_cQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/CF145D6A-5C6C-44FE-A169-D002DBF36135%40pharmacy.arizona.edu > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/CF145D6A-5C6C-44FE-A169-D002DBF36135%40pharmacy.arizona.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. 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