Fastest internal drive to copy to from SSD?

brakeinup · 14 Nov 2020 at 11:02

My wife is a photographer and generates a lot of data from the shoots she completes.

All images to be edited are first copied from the camera memory cards to SDD and are worked on. Backups are taken on a regular basis using a sync application from the SSD to a Toshiba 3TB internal backup drive. This backup drive is also backed up to another seperate server over gigabit ethernet.

The speed of the copy from SSD to backup drive is around 100MB/sec.

What drive of 4TB or more could I replace the backup drive with that would increase the copy speed? A 4TB SSD would be ideal but would be a waste. I just want to increase the transfer speed as much as I can without going SSD for a backup drive.

pp111 · 14 Nov 2020 at 11:47

The WD Black is about the best one. It's probably ( guessing without knowing the exact model you have ) about 50% faster than the one you have.

Minstadave · 14 Nov 2020 at 11:51

I'd consider shucking a 12TB Xbox WD Black External HDD for the HC520 drive inside. You can get them for under £200 and you get a 12TB 7200RPM datacentre drive inside. I've got 2 in my Synology for photo backup.

brakeinup · 14 Nov 2020 at 13:59

Thanks both.

I can see the 12TB at 199 but its not in stock.

Minstadave · 14 Nov 2020 at 14:07

If you're not in a rush just out an alert on HUKD, they crop up every month or too sub £200.

brakeinup · 14 Nov 2020 at 15:37

Yeah good plan. No rush as the backup system isn't broken.

Cyber-Mav · 14 Nov 2020 at 19:44

make sure you avoid smr since you got a lot of writes going to the mechanical drive.

brakeinup · 15 Nov 2020 at 09:43

Cyber-Mav said:
make sure you avoid smr since you got a lot of writes going to the mechanical drive.

Good call. For reference:

https://nascompares.com/answer/list-of-wd-cmr-and-smr-hard-drives-hdd/ for WD drives

https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/internal-hard-drives/cmr-smr-list/ for Seagate

https://hddscan.com/blog/2020/hdd-wd-smr.html how to guide.

pp111 · 19 Nov 2020 at 13:12

Also be careful if you are shucking. Most of the WD Black Externals don't contain WD Black drives!

pc-guy · 19 Nov 2020 at 17:29

interesting. i am looking to expand my 6TB storage. will keep an eye out for that Xbox one