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I'm looking for a budget friendly way to store a couple TB of data on a small device (USB ?) (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by FoxyNugs@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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Hello

What budget friendly solution would you recommend for someone that wants to store at most 1-2TB of data on a portable device ?

I'm curently using 256Gb USB keys, but it's getting annoying to swap between them when I need to update the storage or retrieve something.

I went with USB because it was cheaper and less prone to failure by being handled, but I don't know if it's the cheapest and most reliable way to store data I want to access semi-regularly.

What would be your advice ?

Thank you

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[–] dr100@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Seriously now.

[–] Malossi167@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Flash drives kinda suck. Unreliable, bad performance, easy to lose or break. Fine for moving a bit of data between devices but definitely not something I would entrust my data to longterm.

(external) SSDs in the 1TB range are so cheap that it hardly makes sense to recommend anything else. Especially for portable storage.

[–] mrbudman@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Huh? What are you storing? Why does it need to be portable.. Why does it have to be small? Your wanting to store couple TB, why would you be using device sized 256GB devices if you need couple TB?

If you gave some details of what exactly your doing - it would be easier for people to suggest a way to accomplish it..

If I wanted smallest form factor to store 2TB of data, I would just get a 2TB ssd.. I think buffalo puts out a pretty small one, for around 100 bucks.. I think its smaller than 1x0.5x3 inches, And believe its suppose to be some sort of mil standard impact certified or something.. One sec, let me look up a link.

here you go https://www.buffalotech.com/products/ssd-put-rugged-and-portable-solid-state-drive-stick

Or you can just get a case for any nvme ssd and use that..

[–] GameCyborg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

external usb drives

[–] FireFromUpNorth@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Get an internal 1, 2, or 4tb nvme from a trusted brand (Samsung, WD, or crucial) then get an enclosure (make sure it’s atleast 10gbps) and that in total should be anywhere from $60-$160 with all the sales going on

[–] Inflatable-yacht@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Is this a joke? Get a portable 2TB HD

https://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Portable-External/dp/B07VSPL8FJ?th=1