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Just bought a 2012 retina Macbook pro. I love everything about it except that the hard drive size is about the same as my old laptop from 2007 (SSD will do that). I'm currently debating between these choices for upgrading my storage device from a 1TB WD My book from 2008 to one of these. I will be mainly storing photos, digital copies of blu rays and some music and home movies.
I don't travel that much, but when I travel I would like to bring this. I want at least 1TB and have a budget of between... Read more →

I would love to know how the performance (size, speed, noise, etc.) compares to other drives in the real world. It seems like this is the first affordable portable Thunderbolt & USB 3 option but I'm a little worried about how slow the drive may feel, not being solid state. Would love to hear from users about how it performs for them in their workflow.