The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/simoku on 2024-07-08 21:26:24.
Hello,
I wonder if anyone could weigh in on a decision for me. I have my main desktop that has whatever SDD as local disk/boot drive with a 4tb HDD attached that has EVERYTHING. I have an external 4tb HDD that mirrors that.
I have my laptop which has a 1tb SSD that I would like to gain just a little bit more storage. I have a 250gb USB drive that I use to back up all my music and I use it to sync between my laptop and desktop's music library. This is the drive I asked my wife to grab if there were ever a fire in the house, LOL.
Now... my laptop (ThinkPad T14) has a micro SD card slot I could use to keep a SD card inside at all times. After an initial write, it might be read a few times a week to listen to music (when I'm not on my desktop), but not much. A few times a year, it might be read a bit more intensely while DJing. I am looking at SanDisk Ultra (~$50) or something high endurace for ~$20 more.
Does this make sense, or should I just upgrade to a 2tb SSD (Teamgroup MP44L ~$140) for my laptop? I certainly do not need all this storage space, and in a way, I think having less storage forces me to consider which data is really important to keep and which to throw away.
I heard mixed reviews about flash storage, and their durability. I don't think it should be an issue for my light use case, but I could be wrong. On the other hand, if I ever needed to, the portability of being able to eject the SD card is appealing. Either way, this is a 4th back up (after my desktop, external HDD, USB drive). Although, now that I think about it, I wonder if I can just forego the USB drive back up if this SD Card can just be ejected and put into a SD card reader. The question is, how fallible is this idea? Since 512gb SD cards are cheap enough, I don't mind replacing them every ~5 years.