Ordinary hard drive, no question! I had then brought me the 2TB drive with USB 3.0 from CNemoryAiry and was thrilled. A few weeks later, the second and a few months later this 3TB version. The plates run more or less in 24/7 operation, are all permanently turned on and connected via USB 3.0 on my PC. Transfer rates of 80-120Mb / s can be seen in my opinion - and that too very constant, whether for small files or copying multiple 100GB between de boards.
In addition, the plates are generally very quiet, as I already Htte other 3.5 "hard drives in use. And I also like the on-off very well! The s haunted although in many other 3.5 "disks, but not on all.
The only downside, but not decisive: the included USB3.0 cable at the 3 TB drive is out with about 30cm a little short. The cable of the 2TB version are a bit longer and provide a little more flexibility.