{"id":83650,"date":"2022-09-02T14:46:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=83650"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:51:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:51:50","slug":"how-to-choose-the-best-external-hard-drive-for-your-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/83650-how-to-choose-the-best-external-hard-drive-for-your-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Best External Hard Drive For Your Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These days, just about everyone can benefit from external storage. But because the range of needs includes everyone from professionals working with terabytes of data all the way down to people who simply need a backup of their home system, there are a <em>lot<\/em> of options to choose from. So how do you choose? Here at OWC we specialize in purpose-built storage solutions. So in this video we take you through all the options and how they can benefit your workflow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A list of each recommended drive is below the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMBYPWzpNJo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recommended-external-hard-drives\">Recommended External Hard Drives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-capacity-lower-speed\">High Capacity\/Lower Speed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/external-drives\/OWC-Envoy-Pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Envoy Pro EX<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/MEDCH7T08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mercury Elite Pro Family<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-gemini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gemini<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-speed-lower-capacity\">High Speed\/Lower Capacity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-thunderblade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ThunderBlade<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-envoy-pro-sx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Envoy Pro SX<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-envoy-pro-fx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Envoy Pro<\/strong> <strong>FX<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-speed-high-capacity\">High Speed\/High Capacity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/thunderbay-flex-8\/thunderbolt-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ThunderBay Flex 8<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/thunderbay-8\/thunderbolt-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ThunderBay 8<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/TB3SRKIT0GB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ThunderBay 4<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t choose an external hard drive based on size alone. 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