How good are modern external hard drives? Is it worth paying for more internal SSD storage or is it more reasonable to get high quality USB one?
[1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/
The disk I put in there is a SK Hynix Gold P31 2TB, I am not getting its full speed with this enclosure so you can probably get a slower one and get the same results.
It's always been a slightly clunky experience - having to eject them before I can undock my laptop, or the way they never go to sleep (some issue with CalDigit TB dock...?)
I used to think of them as a backup, but since moving house a couple of years ago my internet is fast enough to make Backblaze viable
Next time I upgrade I'm just going to have less boxes on the desk, less power-drawing crap plugged in all the time
I hate the price of 8TB storage on these though :(
[1] enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB74BQVN/