cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16399318

I own several external 2.5’’ HDDs on the 1 TB range where I save my data. Samsung has worked well for me, but now I need more space.

One option would be to buy an external SSD instead of HDD.

Another would be to get an external NVME, but so far I haven’t found cases for them.

Nowadays we even have 1 TB flash drives, should I get one of these instead?

I could also buy 2 0.5 TB micro SD cards instead.

So many options make it difficult to decide.

What brands and technologies do you recommend?

Software is going to be debian based.

  • Batadon@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Your question is a bit all over the place.

    If you’re just looking for big amounts of storage, look for refurbished HDDs (4TB, 12TB, something like that).

  • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    5 months ago

    Don’t buy USB flash or SD cards for long term storage, they aren’t made for longevity as much as typical internal storage. That’s all I got.