Are external storage drives worth purchasing?
Yes! Most definitely. Your data is the most important feature of your PC, thus making it (the data) top priority when choosing a backup and storage device. *** The most common cause of USB external drive and port failure is IMPROPER REMOVAL from the PC. Always be sure to properly disconnect the drive from your PC by using the Remove Hardware feature in your System Tray. Using this feature allows the PC to bring the device to a “parked” position. Simply yanking the USB drive from the port is a sure way to trash your drives, and the port. However … with an external storage device (hard drive), you have many choices depending upon your needs. First, a USB 2.0 device is most common. Next, the size of the device is dependent upon how much data you’ll need to store. 80GB, 160GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB. Lastly, will the device need to be portable, or can it be stationary? USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, and has a much faster Data Transfer Rate. Thus, if you select a USB 2.0
