On 3/12/2021 8:27 PM, micky wrote:

Why is this so small?

Alternatively, why aren't they all so small?
Less than 4" x 1 1/4" x 1/3".

Is it a real HDD, a spinner, with a rotating platter? It calls it a
harddrive more than once, and never uses SSD, etc. but it's so small.

https://www.amazon.com/External-Hard...9&sr=1-11&th=1



Regardless of what Amazon call it, it can't be a real hard drive. It
must be an SSD. It seems to be an oversize thumb drive. There are lots
of other 1TB thumb drives for sale, and some of them are less expensive.


What about that it has no brand name? Would you buy it for a backup
drive?


I've never used one, don't know anybody who has, never read a review of
it, and know nothing about it. What you do is up to you of course, but
using such an unknown product is risky.


For file backup, is a real 2.5" external drive better for backup?
external 2.5" HDD, SSD, 3.5" HDD in a dock


I wouldn't use it for backup, but the reason has nothing to do with its
not being a real HD; it's because it's unknown.

--
Ken