If you do, then you likely already have a home network. If you don't then you should choose the USB route. This only makes sense if you have more than one computer connected to the internet in your house. In order to use this method, you first need a home network. Network attached storage is similar to the USB/Firewire/Thunderbolt option but instead of connecting the drive to your computer directly, you connect the external drive to your home network using an ethernet cable or wi-fi. Some options for each connection type over at Amazon if you're interested: If you don't have thunderbolt and your computer has USB 3.0 ports available (they are usually colored blue), I highly recommend getting a USB 3.0 compatible external drive as the transfer speed is nearly as fast as an internal drive (5 Gbit/s). This gives you the ability to move the drive away from the computers you're backing up giving you an added level of safety.
Using this method, you connect an external drive that is generally in an enclosure to your computer using a cable and port such as USB,Firewire, or Thunderbolt on recent Macs. USB/Firewire/Thunderbolt connected external drive The upside to this method is that the file transfer rate is as fast as it can be for your hard drive. This prevents you from easily moving the backup disk, and should a disaster occur, you'll lose the backup disk as well as your computer. This is the least recommended solution as the backup disk is physically connected to the motherboard inside of your computer. This method involves opening the case on your computer and adding an additional hard drive to your system.
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