External HDD
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Pros
- Maybe an external HDD?
- An external HDD would be more reliable long term and cheaper.
- This is imo the best use case for an external HDD. With the pretty huge speed gap over external SSDs they are kinda just a backup and forget sort of thing nowadays.
- Most likely a compact portable hard drive you can connect with USB. The magnetic disc memory is more stable than flash memory in a flash drive or SSD.
- Depending on what other data you have e on the laptop buying an external HDD and moving data which doesn't need high speed access to that leaving more room on the SSD. I.e. move all videos and music and large media files to an external HDD.
Cons
- OP could get an external HDD. Definitely gonna be slower than any SSD, though.
- I would avoid that on a laptop. For one it’s annoying to carry around. But also the vibrations from moving the HDD while it’s on will degrade the drive
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What redditors said (7 of 7)
Maybe an external HDD?
OP could get an external HDD. Definitely gonna be slower than any SSD, though.
An external HDD would be more reliable long term and cheaper.
This is imo the best use case for an external HDD. With the pretty huge speed gap over external SSDs they are kinda just a backup and forget sort of thing nowadays.
Most likely a compact portable hard drive you can connect with USB. The magnetic disc memory is more stable than flash memory in a flash drive or SSD.
Depending on what other data you have e on the laptop buying an external HDD and moving data which doesn't need high speed access to that leaving more room on the SSD. I.e. move all videos and music and large media files to an external HDD.
I would avoid that on a laptop. For one it’s annoying to carry around. But also the vibrations from moving the HDD while it’s on will degrade the drive
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