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Use internal ssd as an external portable ssd

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hello everyone I was thinking about purachsing a 1TB ssd (samsung t5) but I thought it would be a good idea to just use an internal ssd as an external ssd using an enclosure. Would it be a good idea? I plan to always keep that ssd as a backup and plan to carry it around. What should I keep in mind?

I have looked at similar forum posts as well. 

Thank you. 

 

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1 minute ago, static_sid said:

Would it be a good idea?

why not?

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The only downsides that I know of is the internal SSDs  are a little bit larger then the portable SSDs it would be a little large. Also last I checked (6 months ago) the costs of the SSD and the enclosure are usually more money then just a standard portable SSD.

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1 minute ago, static_sid said:

i dont know haha.... I think speed would be the main issue if I dont use a proper adapter?

 

USB3 is almost as fast as a sata 6gbit ssd, so speed probably wont' be a big issue.

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3 minutes ago, Catsrules said:

The only downsides that I know of is the internal SSDs  are a little bit larger then the portable SSDs it would be a little large. Also last I checked (6 months ago) the costs of the SSD and the enclosure are usually more money then just a standard portable SSD.

I am olay iwth the size since I will save some bucks, also, the enclosures I found with good reviews werer like $15 so...

 

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I've been using internal SSDs in enclosures as external SSDs for years (I keep backups for my notebooks on them). The only downside is data retention is not a s good as for HDDs. However, as long as you power them up every few months and let a computer read them, it will not be a problem.

 

Sabrent makes a USB 3.1 enclosure that can be used with M.2 NVMe SSDs.

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One has to be proactive, not reactive, to ensure the safety of one's data so backup your data! And RAID is NOT a backup!

 

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13 minutes ago, Lady Fitzgerald said:

I've been using internal SSDs in enclosures as external SSDs for years (I keep backups for my notebooks on them). The only downside is data retention is not a s good as for HDDs. However, as long as you power them up every few months and let a computer read them, it will not be a problem.

 

Sabrent makes a USB 3.1 enclosure that can be used with M.2 NVMe SSDs.

Thanks for the info. I plan to take backup every moth of my phone & laptop, I already have a 500gb external hdd which no one uses like it has been used since 1 year but we have some files on it. I cant use it as a backup coz of the speed and space. I will definitely use the ssd and look into the sabrent adapter. 

 

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