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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7098773" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>Best most reliable, quickest source? Amazon.</p><p></p><p>While you don't really need an SSD drive for back-ups, because they are done in the background and can take their time, if you are buying with a long term view and might use it for main storage where fast back and forth transfers will be needed, a couple of SSD's are a good idea. They do need fast USB to work to their potential of course, not standard USB A, although if you get ones with USB3 it will work just fine only at USB A speed if that is all your computer port has.</p><p></p><p>SATA interface SSD are not as fast as newer ones but as fast as all but Thunderbolt ports can handle and they are cheaper than NVMe M.2 drives. </p><p>Go for much bigger SSD drives than you expect to need because performance deteriorates above 80% capacity. 500GB is about the sweet spot for price/capacity currently I think. SSD's above 1TB capacity tend to get very expensive for what you get, although there is now a new type that will do you fine for a reasonable price at 1TB. </p><p></p><p>ITB mechanical hard drive, WD MyPassport £42+VAT each</p><p></p><p>Faster USB 3.1gen2 500GB SSD hardrive £67+VAT</p><p></p><p>What I would buy today I think would be this</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT1000P1SSD8-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B07J2Q4SWZ/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=external+Intel+ssd+1tb&qid=1598013639&s=computers&sr=1-12[/URL]</p><p>Plus this tool-free enclosure for it. All plug and play...</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plugable-Tool-free-Enclosure-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07N48N5GR/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=name+m.s+enclosure&qid=1598013823&s=computers&sr=1-9[/URL]</p><p></p><p>These are M.2 drives and enclosures. SATA is a slower interface so I'd stick with M.2 NVMe drives but whether you want the very affordable 3D NAND type or the more durable and faster [for very large files] more expensive type is up to you. Unless you are a power user, the above should be very much more than adequate.</p><p></p><p>If more than 1TB storage on each drive is required, go for a conventional hard drive rather than SSD, even though it will be leagues slower. Indeed if only for backups, what I use are conventional hard drives. All my Photos are on conventional external USB drives like WD MyPassport and backed up to another similar drive and there is no speed issue. Where transfer speed is essential is when using external drives for things like Photoshop or 4K video editing, 3D graphics, that kind of thing</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7098773, member: 718"] Best most reliable, quickest source? Amazon. While you don't really need an SSD drive for back-ups, because they are done in the background and can take their time, if you are buying with a long term view and might use it for main storage where fast back and forth transfers will be needed, a couple of SSD's are a good idea. They do need fast USB to work to their potential of course, not standard USB A, although if you get ones with USB3 it will work just fine only at USB A speed if that is all your computer port has. SATA interface SSD are not as fast as newer ones but as fast as all but Thunderbolt ports can handle and they are cheaper than NVMe M.2 drives. Go for much bigger SSD drives than you expect to need because performance deteriorates above 80% capacity. 500GB is about the sweet spot for price/capacity currently I think. SSD's above 1TB capacity tend to get very expensive for what you get, although there is now a new type that will do you fine for a reasonable price at 1TB. ITB mechanical hard drive, WD MyPassport £42+VAT each Faster USB 3.1gen2 500GB SSD hardrive £67+VAT What I would buy today I think would be this [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT1000P1SSD8-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B07J2Q4SWZ/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=external+Intel+ssd+1tb&qid=1598013639&s=computers&sr=1-12[/URL] Plus this tool-free enclosure for it. All plug and play... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plugable-Tool-free-Enclosure-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07N48N5GR/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=name+m.s+enclosure&qid=1598013823&s=computers&sr=1-9[/URL] These are M.2 drives and enclosures. SATA is a slower interface so I'd stick with M.2 NVMe drives but whether you want the very affordable 3D NAND type or the more durable and faster [for very large files] more expensive type is up to you. Unless you are a power user, the above should be very much more than adequate. If more than 1TB storage on each drive is required, go for a conventional hard drive rather than SSD, even though it will be leagues slower. Indeed if only for backups, what I use are conventional hard drives. All my Photos are on conventional external USB drives like WD MyPassport and backed up to another similar drive and there is no speed issue. Where transfer speed is essential is when using external drives for things like Photoshop or 4K video editing, 3D graphics, that kind of thing [/QUOTE]
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