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Amazon has for Prime Members: Crucial X8 Portable USB 3.2 Solid State Drives on sale below from $55.99. Shipping is free.

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xcopy
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No, just IMO, but it's due to the flexibility in the long run. Enclosures are so cheap now, and with the ability to yank the drive out and use it in a computer it makes little sense (to me) to buy something that will always be an external.

I've owned too many computers, drives, etc. and have moved drives around more times that I can count. With the prices for 2-4TB SSDs today, it's just a more logical way - for me - to go.
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Absolutely! You purchase an SSD to run. Run windows, PC games, etc. I would never use an SSD for long term storage. Who needs 7,000 mb/s for storage? You can get a 5TB HDD for the price of a 1TB SSD. Store all your data and then copy over what you want to use. I have computers from my childhood that are over 20 years old that still boot. We all know HDDs last. SSDs haven't been around long enough to test that yet.
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My understanding of SSDs is that, if they are powered down for too long (sometime over a year), they can start to lose data. You'll need to power it up from time to time so it doesn't lose the charge. You don't want to put important wedding photos on it and stick it ina drawer for 10 years. Disk based drives don't suffer this problem. Instead, they run the risk of the dyes degrading. Which one lasts longer? Who knows. But my guess is the SSD will last shorter in a situation where you leave it unplugged for years

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bpipesJul 12, 2023 03:28 AM
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Quote from EricJ3237 :
My understanding of SSDs is that, if they are powered down for too long (sometime over a year), they can start to lose data. You'll need to power it up from time to time so it doesn't lose the charge. You don't want to put important wedding photos on it and stick it ina drawer for 10 years. Disk based drives don't suffer this problem. Instead, they run the risk of the dyes degrading. Which one lasts longer? Who knows. But my guess is the SSD will last shorter in a situation where you leave it unplugged for years
I didn't know that, concerning...
Jul 12, 2023 03:41 AM
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ThriftyRoute6040Jul 12, 2023 03:41 AM
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Quote from EricJ3237 :
My understanding of SSDs is that, if they are powered down for too long (sometime over a year), they can start to lose data. You'll need to power it up from time to time so it doesn't lose the charge. You don't want to put important wedding photos on it and stick it ina drawer for 10 years. Disk based drives don't suffer this problem. Instead, they run the risk of the dyes degrading. Which one lasts longer? Who knows. But my guess is the SSD will last shorter in a situation where you leave it unplugged for years
Absolutely! You purchase an SSD to run. Run windows, PC games, etc. I would never use an SSD for long term storage. Who needs 7,000 mb/s for storage? You can get a 5TB HDD for the price of a 1TB SSD. Store all your data and then copy over what you want to use. I have computers from my childhood that are over 20 years old that still boot. We all know HDDs last. SSDs haven't been around long enough to test that yet.
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krnprogamerJul 12, 2023 04:42 AM
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Quote from phillip9 :
you must be using some really generic NVMe drives. A generic ADATA 2TB drive is on sale for $85 and a generic external enclosure is going to cost you at least $30 for a total of $115.

this is a name brand crucial 2TB external drive for $92.00

this crucial is not upgradable, but you don't have to keep them forever, if you need a bigger drive, you sell the old one
What are you even talking about generic?..I just bought another 2TB SN850X for $78 - 10% CB..and Samsung 980 PRO 2TB was on sale just few days ago for $90 - 12% CB..you obviously have been living under a rock or something these past few days lol.

Yes, you end up paying a bit more for the enclosure but you have an actual high end nvme ssd if you so choose to install it later.
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jeffsnyderJul 12, 2023 05:01 AM
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I have this in the 1TB version for the last year and a half or so. Great little drive for backing stuff up and taking it in my work backpack or home. The cable that comes with it stinks. Get an AmazonBasics cable to replace it. From what I remember the cable that came with it had an adapter for type A/C and the cable was not very flexible.
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MWinkJul 12, 2023 05:14 AM
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Quote from EricJ3237 :
My understanding of SSDs is that, if they are powered down for too long (sometime over a year), they can start to lose data. You'll need to power it up from time to time so it doesn't lose the charge. You don't want to put important wedding photos on it and stick it ina drawer for 10 years. Disk based drives don't suffer this problem. Instead, they run the risk of the dyes degrading. Which one lasts longer? Who knows. But my guess is the SSD will last shorter in a situation where you leave it unplugged for years
Yes, over time, data can degrade in any kind of flash drive (including SSDs). Just powering them up may not be enough to refresh the data. The only way to guarantee it is to completely rewrite the data. How quickly the degradation happens depends on a lot of factors, such as type of flash, temperature during writing/storage, how much wear is on the NAND, and other things. While I would not depend on flash for long term storage, I've seen drives that have been left unpowered for 4 years and still retained their data.

The dye issue is not related to hard drives. It's an issue with some optical media (writable CDs, most DVDs, and certain, uncommon Blu-Rays).

For long term storage, I generally suggest external hard drives. Of the common forms of media, I think they're less likely to degrade.

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Dyes? So many years and I'm still learning about hard drive technology.
No, you're not. There are no dye issues with hard drives.
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islandman777Jul 12, 2023 04:01 PM
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Can this be set up connected to a router to do auto backups
If so... How?
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Can this be set up connected to a router to do auto backups
If so... How?
I wouldn't use this drive for that- there's a comment on the listing that indicates that the previous version's TBW was 400 or less, and this model doesn't even have one listed- meaning it would be terrible for frequent writes like a daily backup.

You're better off getting a HDD, not an SSD.
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gldooriiJul 12, 2023 07:37 PM
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Quote from sky0102 :
I can install Steam games to this drive and move this around to different computers without redownloading / reinstalling the games, right?
You can do it a couple different ways. You can have Steam installed on your computer and have the Steam library itself all on an external drive, which would require it to be plugged in when downloading/installing games or playing any of them. Your entire downloaded library is always with you. Or, you can have Steam and your Library both stay on your computer, and add the external drive as another Steam Library storage location which allows you to move whatever installed games you choose from your computer to the external drive.
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canyonheights9Jul 13, 2023 01:45 AM
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Ssd are amazing for read speeds, and burst write speeds.

They are dismal for continuous writes - writes cause heat. Heat slows these down to s crawl.

Use mechanical HD for data archiving. Use ssd drives for dynamic OS operations.
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GreySnake690Jul 13, 2023 04:13 PM
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Quote from MWink :
Yes, over time, data can degrade in any kind of flash drive (including SSDs). Just powering them up may not be enough to refresh the data. The only way to guarantee it is to completely rewrite the data. How quickly the degradation happens depends on a lot of factors, such as type of flash, temperature during writing/storage, how much wear is on the NAND, and other things. While I would not depend on flash for long term storage, I've seen drives that have been left unpowered for 4 years and still retained their data.

The dye issue is not related to hard drives. It's an issue with some optical media (writable CDs, most DVDs, and certain, uncommon Blu-Rays).

For long term storage, I generally suggest external hard drives. Of the common forms of media, I think they're less likely to degrade.



No, you're not. There are no dye issues with hard drives.
Dyes would be applicable to writable CDs and DVDs/Blu-ray
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NiTEJul 16, 2023 12:23 PM
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The cache on the one is too small
Even on the 2 TB model, don't try to copy a file larger than 200 gigs not good for video big movies or files the cache fills up very quickly

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