The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheMaxClyde on 2025-01-06 16:12:17.
I have a bunch of external hard disk drives lying around that are getting filled up. Maybe I'm a data hoarder at heart.
I need 2 TB of storage to store a bunch of files long-term. I also own a PS5 (seems to be something some people mention here and there)
Anyway, I was going to buy a sandisk extreme portable SSD but I found a few posts advising against it:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/13p4adt/buyer_beware_some_sandisk_extreme_ssds_are_wiping/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/17lk9gz/im_curious_if_anyone_has_any_experience_editing/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/12jjvxt/sandisk_extreme_pro_portable_ssd_4tb_issues/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/10syawa/a_warning_about_sandisk_extreme_pro_ssds/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/videography/comments/1191jw0/rant_sandisk_extreme_portable_ssds_are_horrible/
So I figured I'd get an "SSD with an enclosure" as a lot of people here suggest. I know "all digital media can fail" but I don't feel like paying more for Google/OneDrive storage which would be more of a subscription than a but-it-for-life thing.
I've found a bunch of SSDs "with heat sink" for PS5, thought I'd get them and put them in an enclosure if it's possible? I don't know.
Here they are:
- https://www.amazon.ae/fanxiang-S660-Internal-Heatsink-Compatible/dp/B0BNQ2JZQJ
- https://www.amazon.ae/WD_BLACK-Western-Digital-Internal-Heatsink/dp/B0B7CKZGN6
- https://www.amazon.ae/Ediloca-EN760-Heatsink-Internal-Compatible/dp/B0C5DF43KQ
- https://www.amazon.ae/Seagate-Drive-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B0C62KKMGH
I also found this but it's kinda out of budget: https://www.amazon.ae/Portable-Resistant-Photographers-Compatible-MU-PE4T0S/dp/B0BXBSYTZR
My budget is around $280.