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Cheap but reliable external SSD for RPis (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 years ago by theorangeninja@lemmy.today to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hello, it's me again. I read a lot about how unreliable micro SD cards are if you use your RPi to selfhost some stuff. Now I wanted to ask if some of you might have recommendations for cheap but reliable external SSDs. I did some research on Amazon but there are some brands I never heard before (Intenso, SSK, Netac, etc.) and don't know if they can be trusted.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just stick to the brands with multi-year warranties.

[–] theorangeninja@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For example? Kingston, Crucial?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Have a look here: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-edition-2023-mid-year-drive-stats-review/

I've never had a single problem with Crucial, Seagate, WDC. I've had a few issues with Seagate 990 Pros having issues, though it was later made known that Samsung had some bad batches out in the world. Hopefully that is not the case anymore.