Topic: I need a new 2.5" Hdd or SSD.

+Anonymous A — 8.7 years ago #49,305

I was thinking about getting a firecuda 2TB, but I'm open to opinions and suggestions. Anybody have any recommendations?

+Anonymous B — 8.7 years ago, 2 minutes later[T] [B] #533,358

SanDisk 2TB Ultra 3D NAND SATA III SSD - 2.5-inch Solid State Drive - SDSSDH3-2T00-G25
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-NAND-SATA-SDSSDH3-2T00-G25/dp/B071KGS72Q

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 17 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #533,363

@previous (B)

That's an expensive drive, though I would love to buy something like that, I have to work within a budget.

·Anonymous B — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #533,364

1 TB is a fraction of the price.

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #533,367

@previous (B)

I'll look into that, thanks for your suggestion, bud.

+squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 6 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,383

@OP
you can get a 4TB WD red during black friday or christmas sales on Amazon for about $100, it's a server HDD so it's meant to be on 24/7 and is pretty reliable
SSDs aren't meant for storage, so I don't recommend buying any above 256 GB

(Edited 10 minutes later.)

·Anonymous B — 8.7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,384

@previous (squeegee)
> and is pretty reliable

Until the hard drive crashes.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,385

@previous (B)
They have a 1,000,000 hour MTBF, so that's pretty long
It's still a better suggestion than your joke one

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,387

@533,383 (squeegee)

Hey, thanks for the suggestion, bud. I will definitely take it into consideration.

+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 58 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,390

@533,383 (squeegee)
Damn, that's what I should have gotten.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 49 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,391

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
always room for more hdds

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,392

@previous (squeegee)
But then I'd have to buy a 3rd external HD connector+power adapter.

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,393

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

2.5" drives will work with a SATA to USB 3.0 cable.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 18 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,394

@533,392 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
depends on your computer, but you can also buy a PCI-E SATA III controller card
a single PCI-E (v3) x1 lane can get you about 1 GB/s, which is way more than enough for an hdd which is why I think those come with multiple sata ports

(Edited 35 seconds later.)

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,395

@previous (squeegee)
My main computer is a ThinkPad. My desktop is a decade+ old and has very limited internal space.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,396

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
makes sense
I don't think you can add a third hdd to a thinkpad, but your desktop should still be able to do it even if it's PCI-E v1

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 hours after the original post[T] [B] #533,401

@533,385 (squeegee)

I just did the maths, and that comes out to 41,666.666(Hail Satan!) days of non-stop use.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #533,451

@533,395 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
@previous (A)
Oh, and I forgot to mention but this goes on sale regularly for 55% off https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-8tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/5792401.p?skuId=5792401
If you're feeling adventurous, you can buy that and open it to get an 8TB WD Red drive that you can use internally, otherwise it's ok as an external drive

·Anonymous B — 8.7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,452

@533,385 (squeegee)
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/170748-how-long-do-hard-drives-actually-live-for

(Edited 33 seconds later.)

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,453

@previous (B)
With HDDs you get signs before they die so at least it's salvageable. With SSDs, they fail altogether with no warning
so please stop posting FUD you don't know about.

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,454

Not all drives are made equal...

·Anonymous B — 8.7 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,455

@533,453 (squeegee)

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2873551/data-center/debunking-ssd-myths.html

Exhaustive studies have shown that SSDs have an annual failure rate of tenths of one percent, while the AFRs for HDDs can run as high as 4 to 6 percent.

Additionally, unlike HDDs with their spinning disks, SSDs have no moving parts. As such, they are able to withstand shocks and vibrations without the risk of data loss. This feature has made SSDs a critical component in today’s increasingly mobile world. SSDs are found in myriad devices that have become integral parts of our on-the-go world: tablets, 2-in-1s and laptops.

This high reliability means SSDs provide consistence performance. The health of SSDs can be monitored and planned for. It’s this predictable reliability and the absence of mechanical parts that give SSDs a huge advantage over the unpredictable performance and high failure rate of HDDs.

+Anonymous E — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,456

SSDs have an annual failure rate of tenths of one percent,

Hummmm .1%

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 37 seconds later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,457

@533,455 (B)
do you just copy paste links then parrot them or something?
HDDs die gradually and who the fuck buys 1+ TB SSDs? Normal people buy small SSDs and a large HDD

·Syntax — 8.7 years ago, 31 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,458

You best look at the decline in sales of hard drives which is why Western Digital bought SanDisk last year.

I have been around since almost the invention of spinning drives. For me as an Electronic Engineer the ideal of a spinning disk with flying heads driven by servos is well really embarrassing. I have been luck enough to hear the bearings start to fail or clicks that started like little bugs and was able to get data transferred in time. Thing is with so many computers over so many years its been a hell of a lot of hard drive crashes.

It is just shocking that it has taken this long to start to see those mechanical monsters find there way out the door much like Fans in computers will eventually go as well.

We all and I mean we ALL now have thumb drive SSD's lying around much like a ball point pen. Just dirt dirt cheap and every company I do business with hands them out for the asking just like the pen.

SSDs are actually less failure-prone than HDDs, and have a significantly better MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures).
And they are FAST as all Fast needs to be for a modern device and HDD's are super super S L O W as Slow can B

Oh for super super high priority memory that can take a nuke blast - I worked on such ages ago and they are still what guides the Atomic War heads and well guess can so no more but anyway Engineers that make things move like auto or airline need Mechanical but computers really need to move beyond a motor and flying heads cause that is still so 1953 in technology

·squeegee — 8.7 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,459

@previous (Syntax)
Not gonna bother reading or responding to your troll posts.

·Syntax — 8.7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,461

@previous (squeegee)

LOL
Appears you are not ready for any advanced technology.

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,462

@previous (Syntax)
It's not economical for the price-storage ratio.

·Syntax — 8.7 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,463

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

Remind me of what failed in your storage for music.
How old was that hard drive?

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,468

@previous (Syntax)
Nothing failed, my dad just got rid of it along with a bunch of other stuff like my stereo and my walkman and my scanner.

But the drive was at least 10 years old.

(Edited 45 seconds later.)

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,470

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

I have an 80GB WD Caviar from the early 2000s, still works, but I don't regularly use it.

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 8.7 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,473

@previous (A)
I used to have several WD Caviar's, but they were much smaller. probably circa mid-90's

·Anonymous A (OP) — 8.7 years ago, 57 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #533,479

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

Hell yeah, I'm a fan of the Caviar line. Still have all kinds of shit from high school on mine.

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