Welcome to PogoPlug GuillaumeB.

There are many ways to answer this question, and much of the answer has to do with how you plan to use your PogoPlug. Some criteria to consider are energy consumption, physical portability of the drive, consequences of drive failure, initial costs, speed of response, and probably several more.

HD drives are great for large volumes of data and backup of other drives, but if left always in ready state will consume much more power than solid state drives. HD drives are available with power-saver options, but those take a few seconds to return to ready after idle. Solid state drives are obviously easier to move about -- take-with -- but are limited to current size technologies. Cost per gigabyte of HD drives are currently much better than solid state drives. Solid state drives are difficult to break -- could last forever if not abused. The latency and response time across the internet portal is about the same for either drive style, typcially better for a ready HD drive especially when using the Windows ap on the same network. Latency and response become an issue when transmissing large files, hi-res video or gaming. But more of an issue for response is the internet access speed between your PogoPlug and the device you use to access it. You might need to be above 10MBPS to witness much appreciable difference between these two technologies.

I currently use a 32GB Class 6 SD chip for one drive, and a Seagate GoFlex 2TB HD for another. The Seagate drive goes into low-power (idle) mode after a few seconds of non-use. I use the Seagate for bulk data storage, drive backup, music, video, photos and sharing. I use the SD chip for critical data I must have access to regardless of where I am in the world, and potentially need to quickly take-with for security purposes. And the SD chip is handy for the PogoPlug email-drop folder -- much smaller drive makes it easier to find what I'm looking for quickly. Accessing imbedded folders across the internet can be a hassle within a large file structure.

There are so many schemes of use for the PogoPlug that it would be difficult to develop a comprehensive list. You may have to try a few just to find the one you like best.

Good luck with your new PogoPlug.

Bronson

I use a Western Digital 1 TB external drive and it works great.