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What Are the Benefits of Using an SSD as External Storage?

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What can they offer to me that makes me wish to utilize an external SSD for my computer?

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Connecting SSDs as external storage on computers comes with multiple advantages. Since SSDs are built to operate under a constant strain of computer operations, they can be used for such tasks as video and photo editing, as a temporary drive, or as addition to the computer memory. They offer higher and more stable read and write speeds than normal external drives, especially when the drives are busy. Because of these features, enabling SSDs as external storage is ideal for applications requiring high speed access and storage of data.
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USB 3.2 gen 2 is 10gbps, but the SSD transfer protocol over that interface is only 6gbps, the same as SATA3.  Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 are both available and much faster.  The basis of your info is just wrong.
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My question is, you used a Hynix 2TB NVME for $150.00 plus, and Asus Tuf Gaming Enclosure $49.00 Plus with a 10Gpbs, So why not get a SSD that Reads & Writes at the speed of the Enclosure and Save money on SSD? like LEVEN JP600 4TB PCIe NVMe Gen3x4 PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD, with reads speed 3000MG/sand write speed 2000GB/s, cost -19% $144.99, this give's you a extra 2TB of Storage and couple of buck saving That is my thought, just a retired person living of of fixed income. Thank You for Info.
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You're not "building" an external SSD. You're just putting a stick in an enclosure. However, I do have several of these, and they are very good enclosures.
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I can't see how this almost $200 setup is superior to a Toshiba portable external drive for $62.  Or a 4TB for $95.  You are limited by the USB speed in either case.
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actually it not the fastest standard anymore - it seems to me 10Gbps and meanwhile there are enclosures that support up to 40Gbps
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I suspect a USB drive is limited by the type of USB port you have, such as USB 1, USB3 or USB3.1. It would be nice to know the comparative speeds of nvme if inside the computer and compare that to plug in USB nvme speeds.
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The enclosures is so expensive that you don't save much if anything at all.
I paid 110 bucks for a brand new Samsung T7 Shield 2.TB.
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Enjoy your tech info. I used external drives from the 1990's with laptops that allowed PCMCIA I & II, I too now have SSD externals. my choice is  the Samsung 1TB as I added one internal and one External with a larger heat sink which is a pluggable drive housing. I will have to try the Hynix with the AsusTuf that your sharing with YouTube
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Thanks for the content. I just bought the 2 TB SSD and the enclosure. I've been getting warnings of the SSD full so this will help with the file storage. I'm also told that if I put DaVinci Resolve on an external drive that it runs about 6x faster.
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I use em just in case an emergency happens.(fire, flooding, tornadoes, earthquake) I just grab the external hard drives and go. They're great a huge life saver.
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And you think the cases are not going to be better in 3-4 years? I tell you the external drive casing has just started and you will get a new case with the new drives in a few years.
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What gonna happen when you need more storage?
Exactly, you stash the 2tb out with 4tb...keeping it in a dusty case along with your external ssd
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Great content man, I work in FCP a lot and this will come in handy. Thanks again. ✌
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If you want speed, you need a big hunk of metal to keep it cool
Cause with speed comes heat, and with heat comes throttle and future cost in lost revenue
Not many SSDs manages this not even with DIY enclosures and tiny heatsinks
Later versions of Samsung, Lenovo, Sandisk and more throttle even worse
So id rather buy a slower but bigger disk that is solid and stable on really larger file transfer
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I hv 500 gb PCIe (may be SATA) internal SSD from old, not working, Macbook Pro 15 16 gb inch ratina. How can I use it as external drive with mac mini m2? thanks
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It actually is shock proof too, no physical disks
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You do not need to build an external SSD! Sounds too complicated. You just have to pair up any internal SSD to any external SSD enclosure. Keep in my mind, whatever speed you're gonna get is going to be dependent on the type of port you are using! Speaking of, since this content is one year old, he hasn't mentioned what is current! Fastest available right now is the USB4/Thunderbolt at 40gbps (usb 3.2 gen 2x2) max. That's 4 gigabytes of files per second!! Can you imagine? That's like a standard users music library in a couple of seconds! Then there's 20gbps (usb 3.2 gen 2), 10gbps (usb 3.2 gen 1) configurations of enclosures using type c! All are dependent on your computer/laptops ports, meaning just because you get an enclosure with that speed, doesn't mean you're gonna be able to speed up the ports on your computer/laptop! Match per Match! Port for port! You'll only be able to go the speed of the ports of your system! Thought I'd mention something useful, instead of complaining about semantics!
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Compared to the cost of a 2tb SSD, its shell isn't worth discarding an SSD for another. Besides even when 2tb becomes insufficient, you can still use it for other purposes or sell it.
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So, when the SSD drive is full, where do you put the card for safe keeping, so you add another card.
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Are these good to play games on? Was looking to build my own external NVME.
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There is a device on Amazon that allows up to 4 SSDs over Thunderbolt.  

I knew it was going to be slower than expanding inside a PC, but this blew away my speed expectations in a good way.
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i want a multi slot external solution that allows me to add more m.2s instead of having to buy the next size up and try and find out what to do with the old m.2 kinda like a NAS
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id like to see u test hat connected to an xbox s/x, moving games over  & playing from
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I am planning to build one of this but unsure if it would be able to play movies on our LG UR Smart TV
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Hi Jerad, IF you connect an SSD onto Android Phone with USB2.0 Type C socket, does it mean your investment in SSD becomes useless? The BOTTLENECK at USB2.0 on The Android Phone will make the SSD storage run at 400MB/s only.  USB3.0 transfer rate = 5GB/s, SSD supposedly higher than USB3.0.
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The content I was looking for. I'm about to go on vacation and I want to bring my mess of game recordings with me that I need to sort through and edit. Understandably, I don't want all that mess of media copied over to my limited storage laptop, when I can just get an SSD that I can put inside my desktop pc later If I wanted. I think what I'll end up doing is recording gaming footage directly to the enclosure w/SSD so I can just use my laptop to edit when convenient.
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But there is no difference in price between external SSD and enclosures
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I don't.get it. What's the point of getting an enclosure and SSD?
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That cable is useless on a laptop or desktop. I have never seen a USB C port on a laptop or desktop
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will this work for my newer iMac computer with thunderbolt port?
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Hey I’m buying the same thing one. And getting a 4tb one. But looking to see if my 512gb worth of iPhone pictures be transferred within 3-5min
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do i need thunderbolt type c port on my pc / laptop to work as ssd for editing?
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Question about Samsung 980 500gb can I used it as Portable Ssd on my Phone to free up some space on my Samsung Galaxy S10e.

If I have a Enclosure like that.
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