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Best external SSD for high-uptime use? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of an external SSD that'd last me a while being plugged into my incredibly simple SBC home server. I've done a bit of research but haven't found much information about USB-connected SSDs and their longevity in terms of 24/7 use.

Some More Specifics What I'm aiming to do is use this drive as NAS that I can access on my home network, it'd mostly be used for syncing backups from devices, but would also probably get use as a general-purpose file storage solution. Basically, it's going to be plugged into my little Raspberry Pi all the time, but will only be used sporadically and generally won't be writing huge amounts of data at a time.

Given the above information, are there any external SSDs you could recommend for this application? Or am I worrying too much and should just buy your average Samsung/Kingston/WD/Seagate etc.?

Edit:

Thanks for the advice everyone, that was quick and helpful! The solution I'm gonna go with is a USB caddy/housing to hold a standard internal HDD, so hopefully this is helpful for anyone else in a similar place with a simple home server like mine.

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[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Any specific reason why?

[–] cesium@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For one, they are generally cheaper than your usual external drive. They usually last longer, too.

[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see, thanks. I'm still stuck in the mentality "the more parts there are, the easier for it to break" :P. Or that it'd affect the speed in some way

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Agreed, but in this case the external drives have the same USB to SATA/M.2 adapter internally. So the amount of parts is the same, but they can be replaced individually.

Also, the seperate adapter can help reusing any other old internal drives. For example as an offsite backup.

[–] Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Enclosure and NVMe are cheaper than internal and probably of better quality.