I'm quite satisfied with the Iomega Prestige Desktop USB2 Harddrives. 1TB usually around £65. I'm reluctant to risk anything higher capacity than 1TB, but perhaps my anxieties are unfounded these days? I like the Prestige USB2 range because they are simple to operate, no fancy power mode options, and have on/off switches which I feel secure using. They tend to use a random selection or Samsung or Hitachi discs, or unknown OEM drives. Out of about 15 that I own [4 or 5 smaller 500 and 640 GBs from a few year ago] only one has given me occasional cause for concern emitting lounder than usual clicking sounds when starting up from idle.
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