(13-08-2023, 12:22 PM)king1 Wrote: external drives are easily knocked and dropped, lost (yes it happens)... mechanical hdds are shock sensitive, a drop from 30cm onto the floor can kill it... SSDs are less prone to shock but cables, connections, sockets etc can still be damaged.
Most people tend to look after their laptops better...
But it is good you have a backup, the rule of thumb is something like more than one copy on more than one backup medium...
and SSDs in laptops can usually be upgraded if you want more space, without reinstalling ...
Thanks. I do try to take care of them. The ones in the office at home are only moved when necessary and treated gently. On the camper the laptop and HDs live in padded sleeves in a drawer lined with memory foam so that they don't jiggle about in transit.
(13-08-2023, 12:25 PM)Wainuitech Wrote:(13-08-2023, 11:59 AM)SueDonim Wrote: I don't get why using external HDs would be more dangerous than an internal one.Because thats NOT what you 1st posted. you said "all my data is on portables" Which indicates you dont store data on internal drives. If all your data is only on external drives its subject to the same failures as internals and when the drive fails or is lost, if its only on external you lose the lot. You DIDN"T state you had backups on external.
I've run my own computer business for over 20 years, and You see one thing is very common, people dont always give all the info. No ones a mind reader, no one knows exactly what you actually mean. Its also VERY common on forums, people who post only half the problem and think its not important to give all info, then end up with wrong answers.
Sorry. My post was a simple question in response to the news that prices of internal SSDs were coming down where I wondered if external/portable ones would follow suit and I just gave a sentence for context on that.
From a support point of view I fully understand the need to give full information when asking for help. I spent 30+ years in systems related roles where I was the goto for the specialised database software we used where I had to troubleshoot whether I could deal with a problem or whether I needed vendor support or IT support. I could fix a lot myself, but also spent a lot of time translating between an end user saying "it doesn't work" and the IT person trying to ask "WHAT doesn't work?". Sitting in the middle I could usually interpret both ways to get to the info needed.