"If you're willing to trade a bit of speed for significantly more space, Western Digital's 14TB external hard drive is currently hitting an all-time low on Amazon during Prime Big Deal Days at $169, down from its usual $279 price (40% off). To put this in perspective, a comparable 14TB SSD would set you back between $1,500 and $2,000, and you'd gain speed but nothing else. For most users backing up photos or documents, that speed difference doesn't justify paying ten times more."
"The sheer capacity of 14TB transforms how you think about digital storage: This isn't a drive where you constantly delete old files to make room for new ones. With 14TB, you can store approximately 3.5 million high-resolution photos at 4 megabytes each, or around 3,000 hours of Full HD video or massive game libraries that would choke smaller drives."
"The USB 3.0 interface moves data at rates of up to 5 gigabits per second on paper, which translates to real-world speeds of around 100-120 megabytes per second depending on your hardware and file type. That's not quite as quick as current modern SSD speeds of 500+ MB/s but it's quicker than enough for your average backup and archival workloads. Moving a 50GB folder takes around 7-8 minutes compared to under a minute for an SSD, but it's a good trade-off given how much money you're shelling out."
A discounted 14TB external hard drive delivers very large, low-cost storage compared with 14TB SSDs, which cost roughly ten times more. The drive can hold about 3.5 million 4MB photos, approximately 3,000 hours of Full HD video, or extensive game libraries without frequent deletions. USB 3.0 offers theoretical 5 Gbit/s throughput and typical real-world rates near 100–120 MB/s, making backups practical despite being slower than modern SSDs. Transferring 50GB takes about 7–8 minutes versus under a minute on an SSD. The drive is plug-and-play on Windows and Mac, ships NTFS-formatted, and can be reformatted for Mac use.
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