Advice on storage.

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What will give me better value, 512gb of M.2 storage or 240gb of M.2 and 1tb of hdd.

[homeap5]

1TB of hdd has no sense. 2, 3 or 4TB have better price / capacity ratio.

 

[Dedayog]

If you need over 500GB of space... uhm it's a no brainer.

 

As above, I'd gravitate to a larger HDD than 1TB for a cost/GB ratio.

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[CPT_BEEMO]

Without seeing prices and the brands of the products you would like to buy, it is hard to say. Obviously having 1.2TB of total storage is more "Valuable" than just 500GB. That being said, if the 1.2TB is comprised of high failure rated parts, the "Value" of the storage will go down if you are having to replace the components frequently.

 

Other members replying to you have suggested to invest in larger capacity storage devices as the cost to capacity ratio will be in your favor by going this route.

 

It is not a bad idea at all to have an M.2 SSD for your OS, with an HDD for mass storage. I personally have a 500GB M.2 for OS and commonly used programs/games, a second 500GB SSD that I took out of my first computer for the other commonly used applications and games, and finally a HDD for mass media storage for pictures, raw footage, final videos, music etc. It may not be the best route, but it works for me. Just be conscious of the product you are buying. Take the time to read the reviews, ask people about failure rates, and make the educated decision based on your needs. Value is ultimately determined by the user.

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1 hour ago, CPT_BEEMO said:

Without seeing prices and the brands of the products you would like to buy, it is hard to say. Obviously having 1.2TB of total storage is more "Valuable" than just 500GB. That being said, if the 1.2TB is comprised of high failure rated parts, the "Value" of the storage will go down if you are having to replace the components frequently.

 

Other members replying to you have suggested to invest in larger capacity storage devices as the cost to capacity ratio will be in your favor by going this route.

 

It is not a bad idea at all to have an M.2 SSD for your OS, with an HDD for mass storage. I personally have a 500GB M.2 for OS and commonly used programs/games, a second 500GB SSD that I took out of my first computer for the other commonly used applications and games, and finally a HDD for mass media storage for pictures, raw footage, final videos, music etc. It may not be the best route, but it works for me. Just be conscious of the product you are buying. Take the time to read the reviews, ask people about failure rates, and make the educated decision based on your needs. Value is ultimately determined by the user.

If i went for 1.2tb these are the drives i've been looking at:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/4697YJ/western-digital-green-240-gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds240g2g0b

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/44Gj4D/seagate-barracuda-1tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm010

or swap the m.2 for this 2.5" drive:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mdc48d/crucial-bx500-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct240bx500ssd1

and if i went for a 500gb m.2 i have been looking at this:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/zwL48d/intel-660p-512-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ssdpeknw512g8x1