Externals tend to fail after long term use because of the way the are cased/enclosed.
If you want something for hard use, purchase an external HD case and put a SATA drive in it. Even it will fail with time but there easy to repair by swapping the drives. Some even come with cooling fans.
I'm using some iomega's prestige at work for server backup and they are holding up so far. But every other brand I've used has failed because of the constant use. Considering a NAS.
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