So I have a 1tb first gen sshd in there now (not for long, migration in progress). This is a PMR drive. 32 gig nand cache.
Drive has been full for a while my options were.
2tb firecuda - SMR drive
, and questionable reliability. nand cache is only 8 gig.
2tb spindle probably my samsung M9T (these no longer made, much better than SMR junk).
Ended up getting a WD 4tb passport drive as external for a 4 fold storage increase, and deciding after issues with my PC to move my 512 gig 850 pro to the internal drive on the ps4 pro.
So from 1tb/32gig flash to 4tb/512 gig flash. External storage is probably one of the best features I seen rolled out for these consoles. I also dont need to rely on internal drive algorithms to move data to flash and instead just pick and choose what games are on it.
Also the migration process now with only 200 gig of data on the internal drive is way faster, it took 6 hours to move a almost full 1tb out, and then another 6 hours to put the new one in, now with 200 gig of data its 2 hours each way.
Drive has been full for a while my options were.
2tb firecuda - SMR drive
, and questionable reliability. nand cache is only 8 gig.2tb spindle probably my samsung M9T (these no longer made, much better than SMR junk).
Ended up getting a WD 4tb passport drive as external for a 4 fold storage increase, and deciding after issues with my PC to move my 512 gig 850 pro to the internal drive on the ps4 pro.
So from 1tb/32gig flash to 4tb/512 gig flash. External storage is probably one of the best features I seen rolled out for these consoles. I also dont need to rely on internal drive algorithms to move data to flash and instead just pick and choose what games are on it.
Also the migration process now with only 200 gig of data on the internal drive is way faster, it took 6 hours to move a almost full 1tb out, and then another 6 hours to put the new one in, now with 200 gig of data its 2 hours each way.