Is an external SSD more durable than an external HDD?I want to have a backup of a ton of digital shit, like manga and roms, and travel with it. Is a mechanical 2.5 external drive more prone to killing itself than a newer external SSD? I don't mind dropping 200 bucks on an SSD if it's worth it.
>>108016624Yes, platters are more delicate than solid state devices, but depends on the brand. The hdd will tend to fail before an ssd if you get like a Samsung t3/t5 vs some $100ish external use 3.0 drive
I've got some 1TB Toshiba portable HDDs that I bought for cheap about 14 years ago and are still going strong with regular use despite having been thrown around, dropped, and exposed to temperature extremes (hot and cold) in that time. Maybe I just lucked out but I don't see them failing anytime soon.
hdds are better so long as you dont move them during use, if you have to move the device while powered on an ssd is better. Also consider speed
>>108016624the sandisk ones on the right aren't reliable they are the biggest POS ever OP get you are Crucial X10 better hurry up though since Crucial is dead now
>>108016624Provided you get one that isn't too chinkshitty, yes, SSD is better. Fewer moving parts to fuck your day up if you drop the drive.
>>108016624I lost two 1TB HDD's full of my important shit in an earthquake. Both were up and spinning when everything started shaking and both died almost at the same time. Only use SSD since then.
>>108016624SSDs lose data unless you power them on occasionally. Don't expect it still have your uncorrupted data if you store it in a drawer for more than a year.
>>108017617this is bullshit
>>108017617>>108019307Can anyone confirm whether it is false or true about this sort of thing?
>>108019359My old flash devices locked away for a decade still has stuff on it. But thats not to say that they arent corrupt, if an image for example is corrupt it will still be able to show the image mostly fine. Anything I care about is on HDDs. When a HDD breaks you can still send it to a recovery place.
>>108019359It's true but it varies a lot. Could be fine or not, but to be on the safe side you do want to power it on regularly.>>108019380Yeah I have some old phones I didn't power on for at least a year and some images look fine, but some files seem to be corrupt.
>>108016624SSDD
>>108016624I had a lot of bad experiences with early era SSD failure. I have never had comparible experiences with HDDs outside of poorly cooled high desnity raid enclosures and my high density I have talking about 48 drives + at the top of a rack with poor airflow
>>108016989SSD are faster on the short run.HDD are faster on the long run.
>>108016624which of picrel *looks* more reliable to be thrown around, bumped and disconnected while under power to you, the one on the left with drive heads sitting a few nanometers from the shiny spinny bit revolving at 5400 rpm, ready to crash right the fuck right into it and DESTROY EVERYTHING wih a momentary vibration? Or, the other one?If its vital I'd go for a larger sized SSD than the USB thumb drive crap. They dont have enough surface area or material to dispel heat. That aside, dont rely on the SSD 100% either and back it up occasionally, you good. But 'portable' spinning scrapyard HDDs are always an accident waiting to happen.
>>108019359it is true and it is very hard to guess because the details of what they manufactured how matter>>108016624ssd will be lighter/smaller to travel with on averageif it absolutely needs to work for this or that reason you want to have mirrored or erasure coded multiple drives where you know how many copies you have and can verify if everything is intact
>>108019380>>108019626Alright what’s a good external hdd for me then because I bought an ssd before I knew about all this.
>>108016624If it's for archival use an HHD, if it's for everyday constant use use an SSDThanks I could help, bro!
>>108017617> SSDs lose data unless you power them on occasionally. Don't expect it still have your uncorrupted data if you store it in a drawer for more than a year.Just put it in a freezer and your data will last for decades.
>>108017617>a YEARIf this was true you would show us the proof. A year isn't a long time.
>>108019608the controler reads "ocz", therefore the HDD is more reliablethese were the shittiest SSDs back than
>>108016624>like manga and romsI would say it doesn't matter. You can redownload those anyway. But yeah, SSDs in theory more durable. I hovewer haven't ruined my external HDDs yet.
Well shit thanks everyone, gonna grab a crucial X9
