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How good are modern external hard drives? Is it worth paying for more internal SSD storage or is it more reasonable to get high quality USB one?

vessenes 2y ago
What’s your use case?
kissiel 2y ago
I get 2GB/s+ with a USB4 NVME enclosure. If I buy this, this is where the main storage will be.
- ayewo 2y ago
  Can you share more details about your external storage setup?
  - sib 2y ago
    I'm not the OP but I use this [1] enclosure and [2] NVME SSD on my MacBook Pro and get read & write speeds > 2,500MB/s. [1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ [2] drive: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/
  - kissiel 2y ago
    Enclosure: https://www.unitek-products.com/products/solidforce-reefer-pro-usb4-to-m-2-ssd-pcie-nvme-enclosure?srsltid=AfmBOoosYI_ceL4t0V63cVug7Y-ZcDVi7tG68UUDLOZJnMQXyDTzQ1fw https://www.unitek-products.com/products/solidforce-reefer-p... The SSD: https://www.crucial.com/ssd/t500/CT2000T500SSD5?_gl=1*1g4r3lu*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjYxMjk4NDEwLjE3MzAyMjA1MDk.*_ga_6H4RYWV7QY*MTczMDIyMDUwOS4xLjEuMTczMDIyMDUxNy4wLjAuODU4NjkzODM5 https://www.crucial.com/ssd/t500/CT2000T500SSD5?_gl=1*1g4r3l...
ErneX 2y ago
I have an NVME SSD on a TB enclosure and I get 2600MB/s read speeds on my Mac Studio.
- ayewo 2y ago
  Mind sharing which brand you use for external storage?
  - sib 2y ago
    Not the OP but I use the following [1] enclosure and [2] NVME SSD on my MacBook Pro and get read / write speeds > 2,500MB/s. [1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ [2] drive: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/
  - ErneX 2y ago
    Enclosure is: Acasis M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure 40Gbps The disk I put in there is a SK Hynix Gold P31 2TB, I am not getting its full speed with this enclosure so you can probably get a slower one and get the same results.
anentropic 2y ago
I've been using external drives for years and would love to get rid of them now internal ones of a decent size are available It's always been a slightly clunky experience - having to eject them before I can undock my laptop, or the way they never go to sleep (some issue with CalDigit TB dock...?) I used to think of them as a backup, but since moving house a couple of years ago my internet is fast enough to make Backblaze viable Next time I upgrade I'm just going to have less boxes on the desk, less power-drawing crap plugged in all the time I hate the price of 8TB storage on these though :(

vessenes 2y ago

What’s your use case?

kissiel 2y ago

I get 2GB/s+ with a USB4 NVME enclosure. If I buy this, this is where the main storage will be.

ayewo 2y ago
Can you share more details about your external storage setup?
- sib 2y ago
  I'm not the OP but I use this [1] enclosure and [2] NVME SSD on my MacBook Pro and get read & write speeds > 2,500MB/s. [1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ [2] drive: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/
- kissiel 2y ago
  Enclosure: https://www.unitek-products.com/products/solidforce-reefer-pro-usb4-to-m-2-ssd-pcie-nvme-enclosure?srsltid=AfmBOoosYI_ceL4t0V63cVug7Y-ZcDVi7tG68UUDLOZJnMQXyDTzQ1fw https://www.unitek-products.com/products/solidforce-reefer-p... The SSD: https://www.crucial.com/ssd/t500/CT2000T500SSD5?_gl=1*1g4r3lu*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjYxMjk4NDEwLjE3MzAyMjA1MDk.*_ga_6H4RYWV7QY*MTczMDIyMDUwOS4xLjEuMTczMDIyMDUxNy4wLjAuODU4NjkzODM5 https://www.crucial.com/ssd/t500/CT2000T500SSD5?_gl=1*1g4r3l...

ErneX 2y ago

I have an NVME SSD on a TB enclosure and I get 2600MB/s read speeds on my Mac Studio.

ayewo 2y ago
Mind sharing which brand you use for external storage?
- sib 2y ago
  Not the OP but I use the following [1] enclosure and [2] NVME SSD on my MacBook Pro and get read / write speeds > 2,500MB/s. [1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/ [2] drive: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7CQ2CHH/
- ErneX 2y ago
  Enclosure is: Acasis M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure 40Gbps The disk I put in there is a SK Hynix Gold P31 2TB, I am not getting its full speed with this enclosure so you can probably get a slower one and get the same results.

anentropic 2y ago

I've been using external drives for years and would love to get rid of them now internal ones of a decent size are available It's always been a slightly clunky experience - having to eject them before I can undock my laptop, or the way they never go to sleep (some issue with CalDigit TB dock...?) I used to think of them as a backup, but since moving house a couple of years ago my internet is fast enough to make Backblaze viable Next time I upgrade I'm just going to have less boxes on the desk, less power-drawing crap plugged in all the time I hate the price of 8TB storage on these though :(