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submitted 6 months ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I own several external 2.5'' HDDs on the 1 TB range where I save my data. Samsung has worked well for me, but now I need more space.

One option would be to buy an external SSD instead of HDD.

Another would be to get an external NVME, but so far I haven't found cases for them.

Nowadays we even have 1 TB flash drives, should I get one of these instead?

I could also buy 2 0.5 TB micro SD cards instead.

So many options make it difficult to decide.

What brands and technologies do you recommend?

Software is going to be debian based.

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[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 6 months ago

I'd say SSD or anything else non-spinning is a waste of money for most people's needs. There are fringe cases, of course, like people who are editing gigantic video files or whatever.

I have a bunch of WD HDD's that I shucked a while ago, they've been running non-stop for over 5 years last time I checked and I haven't had any problems. That being said, I think Toshiba is usually considered "better".

Either way, you shouldn't rely on the reliability of any drive, SSD, HDD, or otherwise. If you have a backup then your worries go out the window and you can live life in peace!

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