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Why are external drives so much cheaper anyway? Edit: I googled it an apparently it’s an economy of scale thing. People are more likely to buy external hard dr
by wincy 5y ago
Why are external drives so much cheaper anyway?
Edit: I googled it an apparently it’s an economy of scale thing. People are more likely to buy external hard drives, much more mass market thing, Costco and Walmart sell externals, therefore downward pressure on prices compared to internal drives.
- ip26 5y agoExternal drives are also spec'd for lower performance and longevity.
- gruez 5y agoDo external drives even have performance/longevity specs? The specs I see on them are pretty basic (eg. capacity, interface, operating temperature), and considering that they're marketed to consumers that's not surprising. As for actual performance/longevity, my understanding is that they're just whatever drives the manufacturer has available. For low capacities they're going to be consumer drives and for higher capacities they'll usually be NAS/datacenter drives.
- ip26 5y agowhatever drives the manufacturer has available Exactly, that’s a spec :)