Seagate Desktop, 8 TB, External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac and Two-year Rescue Services (STGY8000400), Black

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Almost every recent drive we have reviewed supports USB, and the same goes for laptops and desktops. But it is easy for authorized users to unlock and access using its built-in keypad, and it has a slew of security features and certifications to assure you it'll keep bad guys out. Solid-state drives (SSDs) have fewer moving parts than traditional hard drives, and they offer the speediest access to your data. The LaCie Rugged Raid Shuttle is an 8TH external and portable hard drive with everything you need to keep your data safe.

Right now, the fastest connection type in wide use on hard drives is Thunderbolt 3, which is handy assuming you have a newer laptop or desktop with a Thunderbolt 3 port. However, they also seem to generally put drives from much cheaper product lines into their externals. OTG connectorUSB - C interface cable + USB - A to C connector, directly connect the drive to your mobile phone and access your files immediately;4.By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

To help the connection of your appliance go smoothly, please watch our dishwasher or washing machine connection video. The handsome gray and black case houses two spinning-platter drives—4TB each in the 8TB version we tested.

These clean high quality materials are then sent directly to our recycling partner so they can be put back into the raw material streams. Western Digital is one of the most trusted names in data storage, and trust is vital for a device that will hold so much of your valuable memories, media, and information. In addition to storing large media collections, these drives can also serve as inexpensive repositories for backups of your computer's hard drive that you schedule, using either software that comes with the drive or a third-party backup utility. WD’s My Book external hard drive comes in an 8TB size and includes all the reliability, performance, and convenience you could want in a personal storage solution.