>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I use an external USB hard drive as a way to backup my PC (in addition to the cloud backup). Currently, I have a WD My Book external drive of about 600 GB. It still works but a little slow. Plus, I would like a newer (quality wise) and larger size. I am looking at 4 TB USB 3.0 drives (on Amazon). The choices are Toshiba, Seagate, WD. All have tons of reviews.
>>>But they all are not SSD. The only SSD I find is Samsung, twice as much in price, and half capacity (2 TB).
>>>Do you recommend to spend more money and buy a 2 TB SSD or go for a larger conventional drive?
>>>
>>>TIA
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>>For "mostly backup" I recommend an external HD, SSD is overkill for infrequent use. Personally I have bought several 5TB WD My Book drives lately, strongly recommended. In Norway I pay 130 USD for it.
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>Since I posted the message, I thought about it and agree with you. SSD is an overkill for a backup. A 4 TB drive cost from $100 to $130 here. And it should server me nicely.
>Thank you for your input.

You're welcome.