4 TB External disk to handle 8GB video files..

Honestly... Any External 4TB drive would suffice... IMO...why go hard drives? You can get 1TB thumb drives off of Ebay for like less than $40... The cost difference combined with the solid state nature of a Thumb drive is IMO the best way to go...

No disrespect Sec-Man but ....

A "1TB thumb drive off of Ebay for like less than $40" is a fake!

Um... Please make sure you express that is your opinion (and I might add a VERY inaccurate one) rather than an actual fact. So lets try a fact... I actually own 3 of these each $39.99 (free shipping) or less and all are as advertised...

You have 3 fakes.
When the 1TB flash drives become widely available they will probably cost over $1,000

Test your drives with this
http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1519
and claim a paypal refund

>>When the 1TB flash drives become available

You mean these?: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-DataTraveler-Predator-1TB-DTHXP30/dp/B00E65QM8O

It edited that to widely available Dan!

Do you agree with me about the fakes?

Yes, of course. They are quoted as "April fool fun gift" :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1TB-Flash-Drive-April-Fools-Fun-Gag-Actually-capacity-close-to-8GB-READ-/121641979790

Eirman,

would you see the 'caddies' issues you mention in the below, please:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/441063/4TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_III_60Gb-s_35_Desktop_Internal_Hard_Drive_PH3400U-1I72
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FQH7MQ2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236659

Guys... I have tested them... You again are using what is termed "common thinking"...meaning common sense (AKA Your Opinion...) And to be clear you are using zero facts to substantiate what I already KNOW to be a fact. Regardless of your opinions... They are verified to be 1TB flash drives, and FURTHER are still what I believe to be the way to go is... As I Already Stated Previously...

If you are going to comment AT LEAST verify that what you are saying isnt only accurate (of which clearly you are NOT), but that you can substantiate what you are claiming to be a fact with something OTHER than your opinion...

"... verify that what you are saying ..."
"... substantiate what you are claiming to be a fact ..."

YOU could take your own advice by simply providing a link to this outstanding deal you claim is available :-)

Note that some of the 1TB drives advertised on e-bay have the identical picture as the one that's clearly identified as a fake.

@garycase - I do not need to prove anything to you sir, since I am using facts and not opinions. You on the other hand have everything to prove since you have nothing but your opinion(s).

I continue to maintain the less than $40 1TB flash drive as the better option and since no one else has anything but opinions... It seems to stand taller than all other "suggestions"...

1TB flash drive is a future which did not come yet :).
They make it look as 1TB by setting the read/write requests into a circle. Bur if you try to pit 1TB data ro such stick then it will take 100years to complete the operation. Btw, this trick is widely done with old 128MB usb sticks.

To the topic: any USB drive which has USB3.0 interface and is formatted as NTFS - should be ok for you 25112.

>>1TB flash drive is a future which did not come yet :)
Really? That future came in 2013. And the link is several posts above.

Here it is again: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-DataTraveler-Predator-1TB-DTHXP30/dp/B00E65QM8O

The problem is not that 1TB flash drives are not available, it's that the cost is too high yet.

Dan, I meant the future where the 1TB usb stick would cost the same as 24GB USB stick costs. Agree, 800$ for a stick is not the price that one freely pays :)

All, I think we have the consensus now on the 4tb disk!

Dan,

1)
Yes,I could consider internals with docking station as you recommend.

The Inateck product you recommended.. do you it the same functionality as the below, which I do see i have:
{
XIGMATEK Secure III Extreme Speed Docking Station
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815025
}

2)
Regarding external
thanks for your reco:
http://www.amazon.com/Book-USB-Hard-Drive-Backup/dp/B00E3RH61W

how do you compare that to the same company's different kind of 4TB:
http://www.amazon.com/WD-Cloud-EX2-Pre-configured-featuring/dp/B00I2P82CS
would it see it a fit just for arching these 8GB files? pros/cons?

25112:
To possible benefit us what type video do you have that are 8GB?
Are you not compressing them or they can not be?

Dan, thanks for the note on the docking station.

regarding the WD Cloud, the below seems same price
http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.21986300/productID.305582200/categoryId.13096400
as
http://www.amazon.com/Book-USB-Hard-Drive-Backup/dp/B00E3RH61W

would that be a no-brained to then go for the WD Cloud, in your opinion? (would you be concerned abt the refurbished aspect)?

Nick,

they are all video files, each running about 25-30 mins. no compression employed.

thanks....good luck to you on yours!

Thanks Dan.

Gary, I appreciate the 16K and NTFS feedback.

in the below two, are you able to see if they are already that way?


http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.21986300/productID.305582200/categoryId.13096400 
http://www.amazon.com/Book-USB-Hard-Drive-Backup/dp/B00E3RH61W

It really does boggle the mind at how dumb people can be... Anyone who would pay $800 for something that cost $40 is truly stupid... Attached are the drive specs on my $40 x 1TB Flash drive... As previously stated... its VERIFIED to be 1 TB - several times over...

I stand corrected - You can now get 2TB flash drives for $60 or cheaper

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2TB-2000GB-USB-2-0-Metal-High-Speed-Flash-Drive-US-SELLER-/131512825076?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9ec674f4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-flash-drive-2-TB-metal-flash-drive-silver-Support-USB-version-2-0-and-1-0-/201350019672?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee1657a58

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2TB-2000GB-USB-2-0-Gold-Color-Metal-High-Speed-Flash-Drive-AA20-US-SELLER-/131512846423?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9ec6c857

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-2TB-USB-Flash-Drive-v220w-NEW-Windows-Mac-High-Speed-Solid-Metal-Design-2000G-/261885016839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf9903b073


I could keep listing these all day... So again... If you buy the spindle drive... you are being Foolish...
1TB-Flash-Drive.jpg

Wow ... such bargains !!  
Turns out, in fact, that the v220w (the model # shown in your ads above for the HP products)  IS a valid HP flash drive => EXCEPT that according to the specification sheet for that model it comes in capacities of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB .... just a tad short of 2TB :-)
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02972491.pdf

HP  has a newer version -- the v221w, that comes in a 32GB version ... for ~ $30
http://store.hp.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/us/en/hp-v221w-32gb-usb-flash-drive-p-f5v33aa-aba--1?jumpid=ba_r329_hhocse&aoid=44661&003=6663635&010=F5V33AA%23ABA&ci_sku=F5V33AA%23ABA&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=

Those links sure show some great deals -- now if only they were REAL products :-)

It really does boggle the mind at how dumb people can be

All too true! I don't know why eBay allows these fake products.

Sec-Man, please tell me ..... did you actually run a test on your "1TB" drive with the software I mentioned earlier?
That's a screenshot I would love see.