Re: Why is this HDD so small?
Rene Lamontagne <[email protected]>
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On 2021-03-12 10:05 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote: > On 2021-03-12 9:27 p.m., micky wrote: >> Why is this so small? >> >> Alternatively, why aren't they all so small? >> Less than 4" x 1 1/4" x 1/3". >> >> Is it a real HDD, a spinner, with a rotating platter? It calls it a >> harddrive more than once, and never uses SSD, etc. but it's so small. >> >> https://www.amazon.com/External-Hard-Drive-Portable-Laptop/dp/B08VNQZ4KY/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3C0WFJ8T7ELDA&dchild=1&keywords=external%2Bhard%2Bdrive&qid=1615603990&s=pc&sprefix=ext%2Celectronics%2C179&sr=1-11&th=1 >> >> >> What about that it has no brand name? Would you buy it for a backup >> drive? >> >> >> For file backup, is a real 2.5" external drive better for backup? >> external 2.5" HDD, SSD, 3.5" HDD in a dock >> > > No, not a spinner, some kind of SSD crammed into a small aluminum body > The brand name of that one is 'Aitaton' I see a lot of similar ones on > Amazon. > I don't know how good they are as I have never used one, Also not enough > info to make an informed guess. > > Rene > Should have mentioned, something looks fishy about the price for a 1 TB drive. Rene