anyone uses external SSD?
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
I bought one last year (~1TB) to replace the HDD on my desktop. So far so good, the startup and shutdown process was very fast. I was also debating to get one for external use but it was too pricey. Here one of the article I read before pulling the trigger. SSD vs. HDD: What's the Difference? | PCMag.com[^]
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Southmountain wrote:
a good reason to buy an external SSD drive
Price. I picked up two 480's last week for $150 (US) each. I'm waiting for a hdd caddy/cable for the 2nd drive bay in my laptop. Once I have that, I should be able to clone the system drive and recovery partitions to a new SSD. The other one ssd is on standby for my home/office server when I get around to it. I could actually get away with only the single 480GB SSD but for now, I'll keep the old 1TB spinning disk in for extra storage. I'll admit I was on a spending spree last week. I also bought a pair of 27'' displays, also for $150 each. To top it all off, I also got a GoPro Hero5 Session. It was a late Christmas to myself! :laugh: Edit: Back to the point, I don't think SSDs are very popular as external drives since the usual purpose of external drives are to extend capacity or to keep backups. I think that's likely to change as the GB/$ ratio gets closer to spinners. I do wonder though if there wouldn't be a bottleneck at the external connection. Also, the extra hdd kit for the laptop has arrived and I am starting the disassembly...about 15 screws to get the entire lower plate off. X| Here we go!
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I've occasionally run naked SSD's externally using a USB->SATA adapter cable (the one with 2 USB connectors for more power), even using both USB tended to be flaky so firstly I would suggest if jumping in today definitely go externally powered. Even then using USB 3 couldn't get full speed so no real speed advantage over a spinner, particularly if you are looking for backup/archiving purposes. With external spinners starting to appear in the bargain bins also need the price to drop even more. Sure, at the current rate spinners will probably be obsolete in 5 years, but we're not there yet. I would wait till better USB is settled and mainstream - early adopters too often burned on both price and compatibility.
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
For a given capacity, a HDD is currently cheaper than SSD. HDDs are also currently available for higher capacities. SSDs, on the other hand, are more resistant to shock (no moving parts), use less power, and are lighter than HDDs. I would also look into the interface. Having a blazingly-fast drive doesn't help if the data cannot be sent to the computer...
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
FWIIW: I use one (500GB) to run virtual machines via Thunderbolt connection, when on the road at clients. Fast, doesn't get hot, don't have to worry about bumping it. Don't know if it is faster than a spinny-go-around but performance is very good and it is smaller/lighter. TB much better than USB 3.0.
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
They're the floppy drives of the twenty-one-teens. Get a couple of USB 3.0 SATA HDD enclosures, and you're set.
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FWIIW: I use one (500GB) to run virtual machines via Thunderbolt connection, when on the road at clients. Fast, doesn't get hot, don't have to worry about bumping it. Don't know if it is faster than a spinny-go-around but performance is very good and it is smaller/lighter. TB much better than USB 3.0.
Rules for playing Javascript frameworks. 1. You can't win. 2. You can't break even. 3. You can't get out of the game.
I also use a SSD because of the ease to take everything when travelling - so easy to keep bulk data on my desktop via the 1TB plugin SSD then just unplug and take with me for use on my Surface when travelling - smaller, lower power, faster and more reliable than a HDD
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
We installed external SSDs on our dev boxes a couple of years ago. It reduces boot time (from minutes to seconds). Then I switched to Linux and it stopped mattering (I hardly ever reboot).
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
I use an external 250GB SSD to store my development projects and other aspects of my development environment so I can quickly switch from my 5K iMac at home where I do most of my work to my Macbook when I need to work elsewhere. The enclosure supports both USB 3 and thunderbolt.
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....
While everyone gives the good reasons for using SSD, they don't keep data that well if they are sitting unpowered on a shelf for a long time as backups. I don't remember the actual times.
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I try to find a good reason to buy an external SSD drive.
diligent hands rule....