I agree, it’s a pita to have to go through that stupid eject business but I learned quite awhile back with trashed flash drive information when I’d pull out before doing the Windows ritual.

Who unplugs external devices without unmounting them? Computer 101.

Agree. Plus many players can’t play H265.

I’d go for the 14TB vs the 18TB used. One can only guess how many hours are on a used drives.