Hi All!
Am looking for some options please for an HDD or SSD to put into my NUC i5 gen10. The link is below:
I have already got a 512GB M.2 SSD, but there is another space for a 2.5” 7mm SATA SSD/HDD.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I am running Linux Mint and using it for plex mainly.
Preferably the biggest storage the better, I read online that the HDD with 2.5”/7mm don’t really go past 4tb, so if I want to go above that do I need to get a SSD?
I have seen a few drives that could work:
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/silicon-power-a55-4tb-25-sata-iii-3d-nand-ssd-ac66992
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Idk about AUS specifically, but you can generally get a 5TB external spinner for $90-$100 that you can Velcro to the top of your NUC. Minimal size and works great, runs direct off USB power. No way would I pay for a 8TB SSD in there.
4TB SSD bottom out around $150 (US again) and would be perfectly good for Plex (don’t need quality for that), but again it’s a cost issue.
I’d also consider something larger than a 512gb m.2; that’s a lot of wasted space and 2TB-4TB m.2 is just as cheap as SSD.
That’s a good idea about getting something bigger in the m.2 slot, I got the SSD for free from a friend and that’s where I’ve installed my OS. How would I go about swapping it out? I wouldn’t want to reinstall everything. Thanks in advance
Use any good disk cloning/imaging software, I recommend Macrium reflect free which though now discontinued is still good enough for general usage in typical scenarios. In fact if a good deal comes on Black Friday then it is one of the rare windows software that is worth buying.
7mm don’t go past 2TB. You’ll be lucky to find a 4TB at 9.5mm most are 15mm.
Your best bet is definitely an SSD. I’d opt for Samsung personally.