Here are a few things to consider and my top seven choices, ranked by price from “oh?” (affordable) to “Oh!” (downright cheap). Not when there are reliable solutions available that cost less than a haircut in Manhattan.Īnd if you’re looking for a timeless gift for anyone on your holiday list-including but not limited to photographers-consider a plug-and-play external drive. Flirt with danger if you dare, but I won’t. So, yeah, I use a bunch of hard drives (redundant internal and external) as well as cloud storage and a few dozen magic spells. Just like that cuddly, cute kitten will soon become a smug adult cat that ignores you except when you’re in the middle of something urgent.Ĭall me paranoid, but I don’t feel secure unless I have at least three copies of every image that’s important to me. They are so simple to use that even an adult can manage on the first try, and they are so affordable that you’ll kick yourself if you fail to backup your photo files (and other important data) because your hard drive will fail.
Hope for the best but prepare for the worst-buy a plug-in external hard drive for your precious images or for a loved one. Kittens become cats, pigeons target sports cars and hard drives fail.
