Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
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3) Should I acquire a spare SSD that matches my current 120GB SSD and clone to that? (I can get the same model Kingston SV300S37A/120G from Amazon for $60.)
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My data backups are chugging merrily away ...

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Consider moving into the world of SSD as primary storage even for large data. 500GB and even 1TB SSD are no longer stupid expensive. Crazy fast and reliability is generally well understood.

I now primarily use SSD for local storage. My backup networked storage drives are not yet SSD. Even those I expect to be SSD next time around.

Backups can complete a lot faster when source and destination are SSD. And no worries about mechanical shock or impact when using or transporting SSD drives.


Edited by K447 (23/04/2017 21:42)