Slow and noisy as heck, but the data is still there if I need it. I have an old 2TB buffalo station from 2008 that still works fine and has all my old backups. While I might be too paranoid, I actually feel more comfortable with my backups on a HDD rather than SSD because there is a greater potential (however small) for data recovery from a mechanical drive-and you don't have to worry about giving it some power at least once year to keep the data fresh. Too soon to tell if I would recommend it, but so far so good. Slower than my other one, but actually very quiet for HDD. I also just picked up a 5TB WD easystore on a black friday sale. If you’ve already set up the drive to work with Time Machine.
In the Disk Utility window, select the drive you’re using for Time Machine backups and click the Partition button in the toolbar. Press Command+Space, type Disk Utility, and press Enter to open it. However, I need a minimum of 4TB for my TM backup and I'd rather use SSD for my audio recording since I could care less how long it takes to backup (plus it's really expensive). You’ll need to use the Disk Utility built into your Mac to work with partitions. If you need quiet operation, stick to SSD. I use a 7200 RPM HDD from WD (separately powered) with no issues, minus that it's slightly more noisy than SSD. You’ll need to use the Disk Utility built into your Mac to work with partitions.
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