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Mar 26, 2024 13:08:16 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

Nice, was thinking about 2 gig for home and 1 for travel

Mar 26, 2024 13:08:45 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

Thanks

Mar 26, 2024 13:09:29 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

Perfect, thanks for the links.

Mar 26, 2024 13:10:01 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

Thanks

Mar 26, 2024 13:10:27 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

okay, thanks.

Mar 26, 2024 13:10:48 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

thanks

Mar 26, 2024 13:39:22 #

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

I use several drives on my work station. I'm fearful that they will fail and they have. My backup is a Drobo on another work station that is completely separate. I do expect a crash so a third backup is also running. Truthfully I purposefully don't connect all to copy at the same time and off the same Bus because I know the sh-- will hit the fan sooner than later.

Mar 26, 2024 14:14:02 #

ChristianHJensen

BobHartung wrote:

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.

Those are great and not very expensive $240 a piece at Costco

Mar 26, 2024 15:07:47 #

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

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 have a Samsung 2TB SSD M.2 which I installed in a Sabrent enclosure.

Samsung at:
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/980-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-2tb-mz-v8p2t0b-am/

Sabrent Enclosure at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08RVC6F9Y/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=242564ea59d9efe15de06723c51f7dd2&hsa_cr_id=6774377670001&qid=1711478931&sr=1-1-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_0_badge&pd_rd_w=9fzFS&content-id=amzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b%3Aamzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_p=417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_r=5D3M1A2WZBGQ043NE042&pd_rd_wg=wBrXx&pd_rd_r=e6be893e-c6c9-448b-9135-be186404a176&th=1

Note that for ANY external SSD, when writing to it for long backups, it gets hot...and something to monitor. If only writing to it for brief periods like 5-10 minutes, that shouldn't be a problem. Suggest you use some program like Crystal Disk Info, which shows the temperature. I think that 60°C is when you should start worrying about over-heating. My full backups typically get to 55°C after writing continuously for up to an hour...and then after completion, goes back to normal temperature, like the 25°C shown.

Crystal Disk Info
Crystal Disk Info...

Mar 26, 2024 17:17:03 #

MJPerini

For a fast and reliable Working drive in the 1-4TB size I can highly recommend the drives from OWC (Other World Computing) They are shock resistant and waterproof, and among the fastest drives you can buy.
I have been using them for several years without a single issue.
For Backup you really do not need that level of speed, just get premium spinning drives.

Mar 26, 2024 19:05:05 #

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

I've got WD, Amazon, and Sandisk with no trouble to report (all 1 or 2tb drives). I would also go for these if the paint job doesn't blind you:

https://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Rugged-External-Portable-LAC9000298/dp/B00IRV005E/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1948ZQYXC835R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lBnVRyNFHX7bW0Y0nkG6nbuiuTZaEix5GqoKyJWmJO5MF6CW9RNH6FmnemBjMxApB869uYbxrxcz4LLYlmywCNK1Q9OsK4oj3CkG1qz1P_tORQBaypH6i63Swwcv7Omw5tJOcGNUvESGK0-G7EtI2XeNO5cTq0zHdT7S9jkbTRO-cd3-lSMbw86SeioTu28ZgAntNfpRBh5mi9HkfbZxh71KWyZVGEMcfQNsVh7_fWw.yslEzKfphYSExCZWEqB3e3St6N1GNOe06A7RObnspzk&dib_tag=se&keywords=lacie%2Brugged&qid=1711493805&sprefix=lacie%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Mar 27, 2024 07:18:42 #

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

Don't break when droped.

Mar 27, 2024 10:06:59 #

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

PLT wrote:

I had a 2 TB Samsung SSD and I was always misplacing it due to it's small size and neutral gray color. I switched to the SanDisk 2 TB and now the 4TB SSD drives which are a darker gray but have bright orange strip in side the window.

Sandisk SSD
Sandisk SSD...

Samsung SSD
Samsung SSD...

Mar 27, 2024 20:35:34 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

How long have you been using those?

I like the look and size but in 2023 they had a rash of defective ones.

Mar 27, 2024 20:38:02 #

PLT Loc: Seattle

Thanks, those drives are interesting. Very good price at 99 for the 2 TB units.

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