Thanks Jim

Thanks Jim
 
You are a great asset here! I'll order. I'll call if I am unsure of what to do.
 
J

HEY.... on Amazon Acronis True Image 2016 3 CPU is 79.99 BUT on the Acronis website it is on sale for 59.99 (3 CPU).
 
This is what I am getting, I'll wait a  few hours in case someone thinks it is a mistake, IDK...
 
1: WD AV-GP 500 GB AV Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA II, 32 MB Cache (WD5000AVDS) (Old Model) $39.95
2: Seagate 1TB (1 tb) SATA II 7200 RPM 32MB Cache Internal Desktop Bare Hard Drive for PC, Mac, CCTV DVR, NAS, RAID- 1 Year Warranty (two of these) $44.50 each
3: Plugable USB 3.0 SATA III Lay-Flat Hard Drive & SSD Docking Station (Supports UASP and Drives 8TB+) $22.95
Ordering Acronis from Acronis...
 
Thanks again!
J

After having 2 Seagate drives fail without warning this year, I am off Seagate for a while. Pretty sure your PC has Toshiba drives in it. Why not use drives similar to what you have in the PC? The model should show in your Windows device manager.

scook
After having 2 Seagate drives fail without warning this year, I am off Seagate for a while. Pretty sure your PC has Toshiba drives in it. Why not use drives similar to what you have in the PC? The model should show in your Windows device manager.

I will look again, thanks. I looked at Toshiba first but there are so many options that I don't know what to get. The low price got me... I'll look again. Thanks Scook!!!
edit.. The 1gb Toshiba internal drives on Amazon are pretty expensive, I'll check Newegg and TigerDirect. Is there a particular one that I should look at? I need one 500gb and two 1tb drives. For a backup drive, does it matter if it is 7200RPM or 5400?
Thanks..

If I was guessing, the model used in your PC is a DT01ACA100, they are ~$50.
Right-click on one of the drives in Windows Explorer and look in the Properties Hardware tab. It should show you the drive makes and models.

jbow
 For a backup drive, does it matter if it is 7200RPM or 5400?

Not really but the drives in your PC which are 7200 and not that expensive.

I'll fire it up and look. I was looking on Amazon with the parameters of SATA II, 1tb, Toshiba, and 3.5". The cheapest one is $144.00
Newegg is better. They also have Hitachi HGST drives (not trying to second guess you, just wondering if you think they are a viable alternative) that seem to have good reviews, I'll listen. I asked for help because I really don't know. I don't want to have junk from saving 50 bucks. I'll fire up the Cat and see what is in it.
I do appreciate it.
 
Thanks again.
 
I got the {three CPU) Acronis TI 2016 from the Acronis site, it downloaded, got the account set up no problem. It was 47 bucks and some change, pretty good deal I think! I guess I should download the Universal Backup, IDK.
 
J
 

Yep, DT01ACA50 and DT01ACA100 (x2)
 
Thanks.
J

You could buy a single Toshiba DT01ACA300 and backup your entire environment on one drive for ~$100