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1TB Buffalo USB-C/USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 External Rugged MIL-STD-810G SSD, Upto 600/500 MBps R/W Speed @ $69.99 + F/S

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Model: BUFFALO External SSD 1TB - Up to 600MB/s - USB-C - USB-A - USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Compatible with PS4 / PS5 / Windows/Mac) - External Solid State Drive Stick - ‎‎SSD-PUT1.0U3B

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FruggalShopper
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Showing up as $84.99 for me.
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Showing up as $84.99 for me.
Back again.
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TenderLocket529
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what is the TBW?
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Quote from TenderLocket529 :
what is the TBW?
Terabytes Written, it is the total amount of terabytes data that a SSD can write in its lifetime.

The higher, the better
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Quote from arbitrager :
Terabytes Written, it is the total amount of terabytes data that a SSD can write in its lifetime.

The higher, the better
They were asking what the lifespan of the drive is.

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what is the TBW?
They do not publish this information, even in the datasheet for the drive.
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what is the TBW?
Normally for external SSDs, they don't disclose what's the SSD they're using inside. So, unless some reviewers finds that out, it's difficult to get that. Another thing, these external drives are used more like a USB Thumb drive than an internal drive and even a QLC SSD based ones can last far longer than the internal SSD using exact same components because the read or write happening to it is far less.
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Mystery ssd inside usb. No published TBW.
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Mystery ssd inside usb. No published TBW.
Can you find some external SSDs where those details are officially available from the manufacturers?
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the official reply from the maker on an inquiry is "While the drives have not been tested with TBW, Buffalo portable SSDs can retain their data indefinitely."

They don't even seem to know what TBW means, or are deflecting a question about write endurance to a answer about written data reliability, which is worded in a way that is extremely misleading.

yes they CAN retain data forever in theory, if you hide it in a lead box to prevent cosmic ray and solar flares from flipping bits, and never use it keeping it completely new and none of the solder balls on the nand crack from repeated heating and cooling over time, but in real world conditions, an SSD is good for maybe 5-10 years of writes, sometimes they die right away, sometimes they far outlast expectations.

This thing is going to be severally thermally constrained. The case is made of plastic, which is fine for nand doing thumb drive speeds, but I have my doubts on full ssd longevity in a device like this.

looks fine for use as a faster thumbdrive, but if you wanted to constantly read and write from/to this and have it on 24/7, I wouldn't expect it to outlast the 3 year warranty by much. for just a bit more money, you could buy a 1TB nvme for $50-60, and put it in a $20-35 metal usb type c to nvme case that would properly transfer thermal energy away from the nand and controller. and you'd be getting 2-3x the read write speeds as long as you had high speed type c ports.
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the official reply from the maker on an inquiry is "While the drives have not been tested with TBW, Buffalo portable SSDs can retain their data indefinitely."

They don't even seem to know what TBW means, or are deflecting a question about write endurance to a answer about written data reliability, which is worded in a way that is extremely misleading.

yes they CAN retain data forever in theory, if you hide it in a lead box to prevent cosmic ray and solar flares from flipping bits, and never use it keeping it completely new and none of the solder balls on the nand crack from repeated heating and cooling over time, but in real world conditions, an SSD is good for maybe 5-10 years of writes, sometimes they die right away, sometimes they far outlast expectations.

This thing is going to be severally thermally constrained. The case is made of plastic, which is fine for nand doing thumb drive speeds, but I have my doubts on full ssd longevity in a device like this.

looks fine for use as a faster thumbdrive, but if you wanted to constantly read and write from/to this and have it on 24/7, I wouldn't expect it to outlast the 3 year warranty by much. for just a bit more money, you could buy a 1TB nvme for $50-60, and put it in a $20-35 metal usb type c to nvme case that would properly transfer thermal energy away from the nand and controller. and you'd be getting 2-3x the read write speeds as long as you had high speed type c ports.
This probably has a SATA III M.2 2230 or a Half height mSATA SSD inside it and they don't generate heat like a PCIe NVMe does. You are trying too hard really to find a consipracy theory.
You can definitely buy an NVMe 2280 SSD and an external Case to create your own external SSD but that is never going to be that small. Based on the speed of this SSD, I can tell you right now that this SSD is not designed for being attached 24X7 as a Game Drive. This is more of a fast USB Flash drive with superior speed than the normal Thumb drivers.

And regarding your point about Company not showing TBW, find me another manufacturer who has provided TBW for their external SSD products, say for example Crucial X6 or Samsung T7. That is the standard norm for 99% for external SSD.
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Quote from Suryasis :
This probably has a SATA III M.2 2230 or a Half height mSATA SSD inside it and they don't generate heat like a PCIe NVMe does. You are trying too hard really to find a consipracy theory.
You can definitely buy an NVMe 2280 SSD and an external Case to create your own external SSD but that is never going to be that small. Based on the speed of this SSD, I can tell you right now that this SSD is not designed for being attached 24X7 as a Game Drive. This is more of a fast USB Flash drive with superior speed than the normal Thumb drivers.

And regarding your point about Company not showing TBW, find me another manufacturer who has provided TBW for their external SSD products, say for example Crucial X6 or Samsung T7. That is the standard norm for 99% for external SSD.
forgot to reply, but there's still the issue of the manufacturer saying it can last forever. that is blatantly false in real world conditions and not what they should be telling potential purchasers. there's no storage medium that can retain data forever when you start accessing the data frequently. the only way to have data last is to never touch it, lock it up.

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