Hello fellow DataHoarders,
I’d like to expand my space because the available space on my pc of 1.5TB is getting pretty full. I have a collection of game install files, series and movies and other stuff that I’d like to put on an external or additional internal drive. I’d prefer an external solution with an SATA SSD with 1 TB as the folder I want to keep on it is currently about 700-800GB in size. As I already have an 2.5 inch HardDrive/SSD to usb enclosure I’d thought that an ssd would be the best option to keep transfer times low in case of need.
I recently bought a Kingston A400 and tested it by using the full 960gb but the transfer speeds are pretty bad so I am going to return it. In my pc I already use an 5-6 year old Crucial MX500 and thought if this would be an good alternative. But after a little bit of research I read that it got a downgrade in DRAM size in recent revisions so i thought I’d ask for advice here. What are your recommendations on SSD‘s for my purposes? Would you keep the cheap kingstons as the transfer speeds don’t matter that much once it’s loaded or do you know a reliable alternative?
I also want to add that i already saw a few posts about SSD‘s on this subreddit but they were already pretty old and it seems like manufacturers like to alter the SSD‘s whilst doing everything to not let the costumers know about it so it’s hard to refer to some reviews that are already a few years old.