Portable SSD storage options (Page 2): 99.875% probability then...... :sm04:...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

Never say.................

99.875% probability then......

srt101fan

Longshadow wrote:

That would be WAY overkill for me! I'd never even come close to using a quarter of that space.
Price wise ($70-85), the 1TB Passport Ultra drives are QUITE ample for my needs.
My laptop has a 512GB drive in it.
I only use the Passport for travel backup for the laptop.
I will never need 4TB for images when traveling. Never.

At home, stuff on the laptop that I want backed up is copied to the desktop, which is backed up.

Why the emphatic quadruple shout that there is no place for the Samsung T7 in your life? 😱

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

srt101fan wrote:

Why the emphatic quadruple shout that there is no place for the Samsung T7 in your life? 😱

Overkill. For me.
But, I may be hard pressed to find another 1TB drive.
Looks like the "smallest" keeps getting larger.
So I'd get a 2Tb then.

Besides, the larger drives may be SMR instead of CMR. I prefer CMR.
But Ill eventually get forced into larger drives, won't I.
Attrition. Just like memory cards.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Depending on the amount of data you want to have…jpeg vs raw any size from 1. TB up to 4 TB should easily do. I learned a long time ago, to get away from the spinning disk type of external storage & paid a bit more for Solid State. Many are now offered, some with “Can be dropped from 3-4 feet”….vendors are like buying a car…Ford vs Chevy, Seagate vs Western Digital….last years issues have most certainly been corrected by firmware.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Longshadow wrote:

99.875% probability then......

Much better

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

Much better

srt101fan

Longshadow wrote:

Overkill. For me.
But, I may be hard pressed to find another 1TB drive.
Looks like the "smallest" keeps getting larger.
So I'd get a 2Tb then.

Besides, the larger drives may be SMR instead of CMR. I prefer CMR.
But Ill eventually get forced into larger drives, won't I.
Attrition. Just like memory cards.

4TB is also more than I need. I bought the Samsung T7 2TB about a year and a half ago and I'm very happy with it. A good, rugged product. I don't travel with it but you never know when you might drop one.

photoman43

PLT wrote:

Would like to hear from you regarding your choices of portable SSD storage. Looking to add both a travel unit and a back up unit for my laptop. Not looking for a RAID drive or anything super expensive. See lots of nice looking options from Seagate but found lots of negative stuff regarding failures. That however was dated back in 2023. Have their issues been solved yet?
Thanks,

I assemble my own SSD drives as the metal cases I buy allow for faster heat transfer. I buy a 1 or a 2 TB SSD drive and a metal SSD enclosure case that comes with the cable compatible for my laptop. It is very easy to slip in the SSD drive into the case. I prefer the metal cases although many now have durable plastic cases.

For my desktop I use spinning drives with much larger capacities, like 12 TB to 18 TB. I buy enterprise spinning drives and install them in metal hard drive enclosure cases. Just make sure that the ports are what you need and want and are compatible with your computer. You can use a docking station too if you do not want a case. Being able to slip in a different drive makes these very convenient to use.

Some brands of cases to look for are StarTech, Sabrent, Orico, etc.

Here are a few links to look at:

https://www.newegg.com/Hard-Drive-SSD-Enclosures/SubCategory/ID-92

https://www.newegg.com/orico-2588us3-v1-bl/p/0VN-0003-000M0?Item=9SIA1DS14F8919

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I have a 2TB small USB WD Passport that’s always plugged into my Dell Desktop 24/7. Occasionally, I’ll unplug it and attach a same sized Seagate and create an image. For my laptop, I use a 2TB SSD for backups. If on a workshop, etc, another SSD comes along for photo backups along with the laptop. The SSDs are all SanDisks (not the ones that get all the bad press).

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

srt101fan wrote:

4TB is also more than I need. I bought the Samsung T7 2TB about a year and a half ago and I'm very happy with it. A good, rugged product. I don't travel with it but you never know when you might drop one.

For home use large would be fine (ie. 4TB), but not necessary for traveling, for me.
1-2 TB would be just fine for traveling, and cheaper.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

PLT wrote:

Would like to hear from you regarding your choices of portable SSD storage. Looking to add both a travel unit and a back up unit for my laptop. Not looking for a RAID drive or anything super expensive. See lots of nice looking options from Seagate but found lots of negative stuff regarding failures. That however was dated back in 2023. Have their issues been solved yet?
Thanks,

For travel, I use a pair of 4 TB SanDisk SSD drives. One as a primary and one for backup. I have never had a problem with data loss using the SanDisk SSDs.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Simple (and easy) answer: Samsung T7 or T9

pnbarne

mizzee wrote:

I have two Samsung SSD drives, 2T and 4T. They both work well and no set up process. Just plug it in and go! BtW, I have a MacBook Pro. And they’re smaller than a deck of cards.

I have two 4T Samsung T9s that I reformatted to APFS file format. They work great.

I had a two year old Sandisk 4T that quit without warning hence the Samsungs. Backup, backup, backup….

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

bsprague wrote:

For backup, I have a pair of 8TB Western Digital M... (show quote)

I completely missed the request for SSD advice. Sorry I took up the space!

PLT Loc: Seattle

Thanks