Using SSDs for Photo/Video storage?

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Gangster

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Hi all,

Just wondering on what the thoughts are on using SSDs instead of hard drives as a more reliable way of storing data?

I'm aware of the cost difference (I'd probably only need 1TB anyway) but I am wondering in terms of keeping things safe should I go for external SSDs instead?

When looking at buying hard drives for storage I always panic and have to buy 2 to clone them.... but I just thought with no moving parts SSDs might be a better alternative as I don't have like 20TB storage requirements?

I guess my question is, are there any major flaws that I don't know about?

Any thoughts?
 
I would say a Mech HDD is safer, I have had both die and the Mech HDD was readable with software and once had to go as far a popping in freezer for a day so only part of disk had bad sectors but the SSD was gone (I had backups).

My internal storage drives are now 3x2TB SSD's but they are back up to an Ext Raid 10 ESATA/USB3 Enclosure with 4x WD RED's.
 
Hmm I see.

I just saw this here; https://www.quora.com/Is-an-SSD-the...powered-on-or-attached-to-a-PC-continuously-1

So gathering from that it'd need to always be plugged in to keep the charge, and its limited to how much data I write. For the former, thats news to me as I would've had it off thinking its better... but the latter - surely it'd be a lot less than my main OS SSD that I use at the moment.

Still can't decide what the best option is... maybe it is a NAS with a few WD Reds?
 
For you use the NAS would be better and not sure WT(guess the letter) he is asking there as I never read it fully as seems over complicated.

You can get high capacity WD My Books that for some reason are far cheaper to buy than the same HDD's inside is on their own, there were some great deal on Black Friday on a certain big online store for 12-14GB or thereabouts.
 
Choosing between types of drive for reliability/data safety is a fool's game: at best you're just taking slightly longer between failures. Backups are the only thing worth discussing for data safety

Buy whatever suits your budget and vibration/noise tolerance (if it's for a server, buy a HDD, if it's for a PC in your living room or bedroom, buy an SSD), and then back things up properly
 
The theory is that no moving parts should give NAND based storage an advantage in terms of MTBF that a mechanical drive will struggle to match, also the power savings over the lifetime of the product are significant. The reality is that SSD controllers/firmware often have significant issues discovered after launch and require updates/fixes. This rarely happens in the mechanical drive market (Hitachi Death Star’s and WD Green head park issue being two obvious exceptions), but the SSD market is still relatively young.

With a suitable backup strategy, no reason you can’t use whatever you like, but an SSD will be faster, quieter and lower power.
 
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