The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/alexybubble on 2025-01-22 03:12:56.

I was wondering what you guy’s suggestions would be for an external hard drive for someone on the go? I use a laptop for everything I do, and I like to keep an external hard drive available at all times (this includes my college classes, which means that my hard drive is being transported on a daily basis), since the 1TB on board storage isn’t nearly enough for me. I’ve just had my second WD 5TB external hard drive crap out on me, though, so I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for a more durable solution? I also bring a cooling base with me at all times, which gives me an ~3.5 length x 3.5 height tray for the hard drive to fit without issue, and I don’t want to go any physically larger than that (unsecured positioning was what ended up killing my first drive). Budget is whatever, though I’d prefer not to go too expensive.