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I have 5 external SSD's that I use for backups (crucial brand), none more than 8 years old and 3 of the 5 have failed completely - luckily I keep multiple backu
by ejb999 4y ago
I have 5 external SSD's that I use for backups (crucial brand), none more than 8 years old and 3 of the 5 have failed completely - luckily I keep multiple backups in multiple places, but no one should be lulled into a false sense of security with these things. They will and do fail, and often at the worst possible time. It sometimes keeps me up worrying if I have enough redundant backups in place.
- zerkten 4y agoCan you post model numbers? I've never had good experiences with Crucial SSDs (internal or exteral) compared to Samsung, SanDisk and Intel. I've always bought the higher end models and not run an M.2 SSD in a small external enclosure like some do.
- windowsrookie 4y agoI have never had an internal SSD fail. But I have had a SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD die after about 14 months. Looking at the reviews a ton of people have had the same thing happen to them. External SSD's seem to be significantly less reliable. My theory is manufacturers are only designing them for short burst of data transfer. I often transfer 100's of gigabytes at a time and these external drives get extremely hot when doing so.
- rootusrootus 4y agoI've had one external SSD fail. No internal ones. Guessing there's a difference in how they're built.