any recs for external hard drive w USB?

[Marthe48]

The left hinge on my older Dell laptop had recently cracked apart and I was nursing it until I had time to get it repaired (2nd time) But one night I set it down and it fell, so now it really needs repaired. It turns on and beeps, so I know its bad. I want to get it to a shop and see if it can be fixed well enough for me to back the hard drive up entirely and then just retire it. It is not fun. But I took over my husband's laptop and I'm getting used to it.

I have an external hard drive, but I'd like to buy another one. The one I have is an Iomega and I think it is 1 T storage. It connects with a USB cord and also has a power cord. My husband bought it and he has passed away. I don't know where the box is. I tried pulling up properties, but it didn't tell me anything. The label is worn so I can't read any of it well enough to do a search.

I got on eBay, thinking it would be easy, but there are all kinds of choices. I wonder what do I want to look for? HDD SSD? Want the USB connection. It works with the laptop I'm using. I think I want one large enough to back up both of the external hard drives I have, plus the computer.

Any advice is most appreciated. Thank you!