Hi Reddit,
I'm considering getting an external SSD and I'm undecided between buying a prebuilt external SSD (such as Crucial X8) or assembling one myself using an internal SSD and an external enclosure like the ASUS ROG Strix Arion. One of my main concerns is the reliability of the case controller, especially in terms of managing the standby mode of the drive.
A few more questions about it:
Can I Update the SSD's firmware with the SSD in the case or I have to put it inside the PC every time?
I'm most concerned about the standby of the drive, I would use it as my main "external drive" so it's always plugged into my PC and I don't want to do anything, just plug in and "forget about it". Because if it's like the HDD enclosure, with tools like crystal disk I can't see the drive directly but I always see the controller of the case's drive, so I think it might be a problem updating the fw in the future (not the worst problem at all, my first priority is reliability for data but..)
Do you have any personal experience you wanna share?
I already tried switching from my 5TB HDD to the Crucial X6 but the experience was awful, the latency was higher than my HDD and I couldn't use it for good, but right now My HDD seems failing so I wanted to switch to an SSD but I wanted to make the right decision
Of course, with a DIY external SSD I can choose a faster ssd but I'm not sure if will fit my use case
Any experience will be appreciated, thank you!