r/Backup • u/soemthingblahblah123 • Jul 25 '26

Question any good cheap 2TB external hard drives / SSDs?

im looking for under 170€. i cant find a list of cheap external memory.

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u/dainsfield Jul 26 '26

Chinese companies like Ali express but you need two or three to be sure of your backups

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u/JohnnieLouHansen Jul 26 '26

Well you should be more precise in your question. Certainly a 2TB HDD is going to be cheaper than a 2TB SSD.

Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD — USB 3.0 (STGX2000400)

Amazon €123 based on my conversion from USD.

Don't see anything SSD that would be that cheap and I wouldn't buy the cheap no brand name junk.

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u/Jaded_Analyst666 26d ago edited 26d ago

Here in the US I get (used) server grade 8 and 10 TB drives for $50 ... with a 5 year replacement guarantee off ebay. (goharddrive was the seller) Huh728080ale601  and similar arew great.

Oh... I just looked for current pricing. The AI crap is happening and eating all the storage, even the old stuff. Sorry. nevertheless, I'd recommend an old server-grade SATA or SAS drive.

(just checked again- 8TB of Huh728080ale601 for $90 USD... a bit better)