WD Green 120GB 3D NAND 2.5" SSD.. Only $35 !
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WD Green 120GB 3D NAND 2.5" SSD - $35 C&C (NSW, QLD) or + Delivery (~$12) @ Umart
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TRAVELO on 21/09/2018 - 20:14 umart.com.au (337 clicks)
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Last edited 21/09/2018 - 20:31 by 1 other user
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Megabuy $15.95 delivered to Sydney. Umart you can pickup for free.
Can this be put in a case and used as an external drive? If so, is it worth the effort?
Yes, because you dont have tp worry as much about dropping the drive and crashing it. Whethwr 120Gb is enough for you is a different story
Hate it when I crash my drive!
Literally nothing is worse than a head crash.
Chances of data recovery are almost 0 without cleanroom professional help.
@MasterScythe: >Literally nothing is worse than a head crash.
Head crash. Literally worse than death!
I've had a lot of bad luck with external HDDs lately and lost data. I don't need lots of space for important files and was thinking that this would be a better way to go. Obviously, I could also buy the 480GB SSD WD Green on the other thread to get more storage.
Am I thinking right?Go for bigger
WD Blue SSD is better for longer lifespan and something like a Samsung Evo 860 lasts much longer with a 5 year warranty vs 3. If you're all about preserving files for a long duration go with a better product
120GB Green only lasts for 40TB (or 8GB per day for x number of years) before it'll become unreliable. Better SSDs can last beyond 10x more data transfers. If its purely an external though its doubtful 40TB will be written anytime soon on a 120GB
Thanks, now I'm starting to get it.
If preserving files for a long duration is your goal, SSD is the last thing you want to use.
But if you drop a HDD, an SSD is more likely to continue working due to no moving parts vs a spinning drive. SSDs have also come a long way since they were first introduced
No HDD can safely say it'll last forever, I work in IT and spinning drives fail more often (or so I've noticed) and even saw a brand new spinning one that worked perfectly initially, then someone accidentally dropped it from table height onto carpet and it stopped working immediately.
@backslashio: I think you're conflating endurance, retention duration, and durability/ruggedness. Yes, an SSD will more likely survive a drop, but for long term file preservation (as you suggested previously) they're probably the worst choice, and especially if it's using TLC memory.
@dm01: I still have several hard drives from 2004-2007 era laying around that still work. Idk what to do with them. Tried putting an 80gb one in my case one only to discover that it sounded like a hairy giant having explosive diarrhea. But hey still had windows XP on it so that's a thing.
@Lolno234: Pretty sure Windows 3.11 is still stashed somewhere around here on floppy disks!
Last 80G drive I had I ended up smashing with a hammer before dropping in the bin. But not before removing the magnets from it for the fridge.
Thanks for the tips.
These are my new flash drives
480GB for $89