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Nice explanations of SSD basics. Thank you very much! I am trying to decide on what NVME SSD to purchase for doing external backups for my office computer, and this video was helpful for me to understand some of the specs when it comes to choosing a drive.
Glad it helped you! I recently bought a rugged HDD for this purpose-call me old-fashioned-but as an Electronics graduate, I don’t fully trust SSDs for long-term backups. That said, if speed is your priority, an SSD is definitely the way to go. Just make sure to power it on at least once every 6 months to avoid losing your data. You can also check this website to compare the speeds of different SSDs: ssd-tester.com/external_ssd_test.php
@@hardwarewhisperer Thank you for the information! I didn't know that if the SSD is not powered on for some time, you may lose data. In my case, it would be powered on every few days, at the time when it will be used to back up my business desktop. During one week I usually alternate between 3 or 4 external drives and do a full backup (including the C drive, etc) at the end of every day. Up to this point I have been using regular external SSD drives, but the backups can take a couple of hours. I'm hoping that with an NVME inside an external enclosure, my backups will go much faster at the end of the day.
Data loss can occur if an SSD is left unpowered for 1-3 years, but I suggest powering it every 6 months to be safe. For your needs, consider the ADATA SE920 1TB-one of the fastest external SSDs-or pair a Samsung 990 Pro with an external enclosure (though USB adapters can sometimes bottleneck speeds). Also, ensure the port you use supports USB4/Thunderbolt 3+ to avoid speed limits. And one last advice - back up only your user folder, not the entire C drive, as copying and pasting system and program files can lead to errors and potential system corruption.
Actually great video if it had appropriatre impressions this video should have 60-100k views
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Very nice explanation. I learned a few more things about SSD
Glad it was helpful!
Nice explanations of SSD basics. Thank you very much! I am trying to decide on what NVME SSD to purchase for doing external backups for my office computer, and this video was helpful for me to understand some of the specs when it comes to choosing a drive.
Glad it helped you! I recently bought a rugged HDD for this purpose-call me old-fashioned-but as an Electronics graduate, I don’t fully trust SSDs for long-term backups. That said, if speed is your priority, an SSD is definitely the way to go. Just make sure to power it on at least once every 6 months to avoid losing your data. You can also check this website to compare the speeds of different SSDs:
ssd-tester.com/external_ssd_test.php
@@hardwarewhisperer Thank you for the information! I didn't know that if the SSD is not powered on for some time, you may lose data. In my case, it would be powered on every few days, at the time when it will be used to back up my business desktop. During one week I usually alternate between 3 or 4 external drives and do a full backup (including the C drive, etc) at the end of every day. Up to this point I have been using regular external SSD drives, but the backups can take a couple of hours. I'm hoping that with an NVME inside an external enclosure, my backups will go much faster at the end of the day.
Data loss can occur if an SSD is left unpowered for 1-3 years, but I suggest powering it every 6 months to be safe. For your needs, consider the ADATA SE920 1TB-one of the fastest external SSDs-or pair a Samsung 990 Pro with an external enclosure (though USB adapters can sometimes bottleneck speeds). Also, ensure the port you use supports USB4/Thunderbolt 3+ to avoid speed limits. And one last advice - back up only your user folder, not the entire C drive, as copying and pasting system and program files can lead to errors and potential system corruption.
@@hardwarewhisperer Thank you very much for the advice. I'll do that going forward.