Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for macOS' Time Machine?
In article <LZKdndEZT5mEcq_5nZ2dnZfqn_QAAAAA@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for macOS'
Time Machine?
doubtful.
although it will work, it's not recommended because the capacities are
small and they're less reliable than an actual ssd/hd
Hello,
Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for macOS' Time Machine?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
Hello,
Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for
macOS' Time Machine?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
On 2023-04-09, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for
macOS' Time Machine?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
No. That's a horrible idea. They are extremely unreliable compared to a spinning hard drive.
On 4/9/23 5:56 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2023-04-09, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone here use those tiny USB flash (stick/drive/media)s for
macOS' Time Machine?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
No. That's a horrible idea. They are extremely unreliable compared to
a spinning hard drive.
Why spinners and not an SSD?
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have to listen to the noise generated by spinners.
At least with the old external
Maxtor spinners I used to use, maybe some other brands are fairly quiet.
To each his own, but SSDs are generally more expensive per terabyte. And backup processes run in the background where speed isn't a general
concern. So that extra cost isn't really getting you nearly as much bang
for the buck as using an SSD as a boot drive would.
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have to listen to the noise generated by spinners.
On 2023-04-10, super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
On Apr 10, 2023, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article <k9iqn8Flc2kU1@mid.individual.net>):
To each his own, but SSDs are generally more expensive per terabyte.
And backup processes run in the background where speed isn't a
general concern. So that extra cost isn't really getting you nearly
as much bang for the buck as using an SSD as a boot drive would.
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have
to listen to the noise generated by spinners. At least with the old
external Maxtor spinners I used to use, maybe some other brands are
fairly quiet.
Backup drives you can get cheaply today don't make noise like that
anymore. You can pick up a 2TB portable external backup drive from
Amazon for ~$60 today, whereas a reputable brand 2TB SSD will run you
over $100. Or a 4TB external hard drive will run ~$100, while a 4TB
SSD will run $220-250.
On Apr 10, 2023, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article <k9iqn8Flc2kU1@mid.individual.net>):
To each his own, but SSDs are generally more expensive per terabyte.
And backup processes run in the background where speed isn't a
general concern. So that extra cost isn't really getting you nearly
as much bang for the buck as using an SSD as a boot drive would.
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have
to listen to the noise generated by spinners. At least with the old
external Maxtor spinners I used to use, maybe some other brands are
fairly quiet.
On 2023-04-10 18:29, super70s wrote:
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have to
listen to the noise generated by spinners.
Have a USB powered 2.5" HDD 1 TB external for my SO's backup disk.
Silent.
On 2023-04-11, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
On 2023-04-10, super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
On Apr 10, 2023, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article <k9iqn8Flc2kU1@mid.individual.net>):
To each his own, but SSDs are generally more expensive per terabyte.
And backup processes run in the background where speed isn't a
general concern. So that extra cost isn't really getting you nearly
as much bang for the buck as using an SSD as a boot drive would.
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have
to listen to the noise generated by spinners. At least with the old
external Maxtor spinners I used to use, maybe some other brands are
fairly quiet.
Backup drives you can get cheaply today don't make noise like that
anymore. You can pick up a 2TB portable external backup drive from
Amazon for ~$60 today, whereas a reputable brand 2TB SSD will run you
over $100. Or a 4TB external hard drive will run ~$100, while a 4TB
SSD will run $220-250.
There is one benefit of using an SSD that is pretty valid though: no
moving parts. If you introduce physical shock (bumping it the wrong way
or dropping it, for instance) to a hard drive, you could crash the
drive. That can't happen with an SSD.
On 2023-04-10 16:47, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-04-10 18:29, super70s wrote:
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have to
listen to the noise generated by spinners.
Have a USB powered 2.5" HDD 1 TB external for my SO's backup disk.
Silent.
I can second that.
I have two USB powered HDDs I rotate for backup and neither makes any discernible noise.
On 2023-04-11 17:25:57 +0000, Alan said:
On 2023-04-10 16:47, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-04-10 18:29, super70s wrote:
As far as external hard drives go SSDs are worth it just to not have to >>>> listen to the noise generated by spinners.
Have a USB powered 2.5" HDD 1 TB external for my SO's backup disk.
Silent.
I can second that.
I have two USB powered HDDs I rotate for backup and neither makes any
discernible noise.
OK I sort of abandoned my noisy spinners which were pretty old a while
ago in favor of SSDs and never looked back.
Maybe I can also put forth the SSD advantage of the small footprint on
your desk, my two SSDs only take up 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" of space (stacked).
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