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Akira Shimazu
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it happened that i need around 100 ish GB worth of storage as backup for my files. 2/3 of the file consist of photo and videos. thus i thought it would be better to use SSD for faster transfer data than HDD (note that i am not going to copy paste or move the data frequently. mostly save and stored for long period ). The external SSD is more expensive than hdd, i thought a way to get better speed at lower price. then it come to my mind that internal SSD is cheaper for equal spaces. i dunno if someone use this but as i recall you can use adapter to connect SATA SSD via USB port to computer. 

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  1.  For long period of time and value as well would it be better HDD or internal SSD with adapter?
  2. also i store few GB data on flashdiks and microSD. is it reliable for small long term storage? *only few gb, seperate from the large ones.

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SSD with an adapter is very much faster. 

About MicroSD I really don't know about their reliability.

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1 minute ago, Wolfycapt said:

For long period of time and value as well would it be better HDD or internal SSD with adapter?

Depends on the timescale: days/months? SSD would be fine. Years? HDD. SSDs slowly leak the charge in their memory cells, causing corruption.

 

If you have the SSD powered for a reasonable amount of time in order to refresh all the cells, it may be viable, but I don't know how much time per month/year that would be to be perfectly effective.

 

2 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

also i store few GB data on flashdiks and microSD. is it reliable for small long term storage? *only few gb, seperate from the large ones.

No, for reasons above, compounded with the fact they tend to be cheaper (i.e. worse quality) flash memory to start with.

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5 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

SSD with an adapter is very much faster. 

About MicroSD I really don't know about their reliability.

i see that could works to save money while using SSD. any adapter advice?

 

 

3 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

Depends on the timescale: days/months? SSD would be fine. Years? HDD. SSDs slowly leak the charge in their memory cells, causing corruption.

 

If you have the SSD powered for a reasonable amount of time in order to refresh all the cells, it may be viable, but I don't know how much time per month/year that would be to be perfectly effective.

 

 

ah for years is better HDD? i never use ssd as long unit. but my old HDD last more than decades honestly. i will consider longetivity of HDD into account.

by "powered" i guess it referred to be connected once a while to refresh. it makes sense, but still making me anxious of losing data over years lol.

 

6 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

No, for reasons above, compounded with the fact they tend to be cheaper (i.e. worse quality) flash memory to start with.

 

ah cheaper > worse quality > faster degrad or corrupt. i will took backup of my small file's to better unit. i use the flashdisk for moving only then.

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58 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

i see that could works to save money while using SSD. any adapter advice?

I've bought from Aliexpress, and even those work very well. Though it all depends what form factor is the SSD .-  2.5"? M.2 2280?

For 2.5" the simplest is - Aliexpress link

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