12 Days Of Paperless Gifts – External Hard Drives

12 Days Of Paperless Gifts – External Hard Drives

12 Days Of Paperless GiftsThis is Day 5 in a 12 Post series: 12 Days Of Paperless Gifts. If you know someone who could use some help going paperless, or if you’d like to drop some hints, this series is for you. Don’t worry, the regular DocumentSnap tips will still be flowing.

Friends don’t let friends go paperless without having a backup in place.

I recommend having your data stored in at least two places, and at the very least, your gift recipient should be using an external drive of some sort to back up locally. The software is built into Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows, so they just need the hardware.

Here are a few options:

Seagate Expansion

Seagate Expansion

  • Who is it for?: Users that want a quiet USB 3.0 hard drive that doesn’t come with a bunch of software they don’t need. Just a good drive, and it is the drive that I use.
  • Where can I buy it?
    Amazon

WD My Book

WD My Book

  • Who is it for?: Users that want a USB 3.0 hard drive that is reliable and comes with backup software.
  • Where can I buy it?
    Amazon US
    Amazon Canada
    Amazon UK

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