I have several portables externals hard drives to save important information and data (since photographs to films in Blu-ray). I was thinking about the possibility of buying a new one, but the popularity of SSD disks make me doubt.

The most important purposes that a external disk must achieve to me, are:

  1. Not needed to be conected to electricity.

  2. Huge capacity.

  3. Big lifespan.

I tried to investigate this topic, but i don’t find any conclusions. So in the end of 2023… Which is the best option to a lifespan external disk? SDD? Or HDD?

Thanks in advance!

  • snatch1e@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I wouldn’t expect both external SSDs and HDDs to last more than 3-5 years.

    Huge capacity.

    What is exactly capacity? Cuz external SSDs have lower max capacity than HDDs.

    In the end, the best option is to have backups!