#Portable backup drives for mac full#

For Enterprise, Video Editing and Audio Production, ThunderBolt RAID drive arrays are the way to go.įor the average consumer, cheaper Thunderbolt Mac backup drives with 1st generation 10Gbps ThunderBolt ports and single HDD hard drive or SSD module are reasonably affordable for the Mac masses. The first drives that came to market were expensive multi-drive RAID disk array models targeted to very data intensive high-end professional users. There's now a great selection of fast and affordable ThunderBolt, Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 Apple backup drive solutions for more modern Macs. ThunderBolt 1 - 2 - 3 Apple Backup Drives With flash memory prices collapsing, these Mac friendly USB-C SSD storage options are more affordable than ever and deliver unprecented data read/write speeds for auxiliary storage or Time Macine backups in MacOS. Even if your current MacBook or Macintosh desktop computer doesn't have USB 3.1 capabilities in a Type-C port, you'll be glad you bought a USB 3.1 drive so you're SuperSpeed+ ready for your next system. With an often included Type-C to Type-A cable or adapter, new USB-C drives can also be used on older Macs.

#Portable backup drives for mac full#

With USB 3.1, the 5Gbps speed of USB 3.0 is doubled to 10Gbps when full 'Gen 2' chipsets are used. The latest USB interface standard features a new, reversible Type-C connection.

Here's our top suggestions for your MacBook laptop or Macintosh desktop computer data backup needs: There's a lot of external Apple compatible backup drive options to choose from. Shopping for an ideal Apple Time Machine or MacOS storage solution? We feature Mac compatible backup drives with the latest Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C interfaces, as well as legacy Thunderbolt and USB drives using HDD hard disks and SSD solid-state flash memory.