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Southmountain wrote: a good reason to buy an external SSD drive
Price. I picked up two 480's last week for $150 (US) each. I'm waiting for a hdd caddy/cable for the 2nd drive bay in my laptop. Once I have that, I should be able to clone the system drive and recovery partitions to a new SSD. The other one ssd is on standby for my home/office server when I get around to it. I could actually get away with only the single 480GB SSD but for now, I'll keep the old 1TB spinning disk in for extra storage.
I'll admit I was on a spending spree last week. I also bought a pair of 27'' displays, also for $150 each. To top it all off, I also got a GoPro Hero5 Session. It was a late Christmas to myself! 
Edit: Back to the point, I don't think SSDs are very popular as external drives since the usual purpose of external drives are to extend capacity or to keep backups. I think that's likely to change as the GB/$ ratio gets closer to spinners. I do wonder though if there wouldn't be a bottleneck at the external connection.
Also, the extra hdd kit for the laptop has arrived and I am starting the disassembly...about 15 screws to get the entire lower plate off.  Here we go!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I've occasionally run naked SSD's externally using a USB->SATA adapter cable (the one with 2 USB connectors for more power), even using both USB tended to be flaky so firstly I would suggest if jumping in today definitely go externally powered.
Even then using USB 3 couldn't get full speed so no real speed advantage over a spinner, particularly if you are looking for backup/archiving purposes. With external spinners starting to appear in the bargain bins also need the price to drop even more.
Sure, at the current rate spinners will probably be obsolete in 5 years, but we're not there yet. I would wait till better USB is settled and mainstream - early adopters too often burned on both price and compatibility.
Sin tack ear lol
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I bought one last year (~1TB) to replace the HDD on my desktop. So far so good, the startup and shutdown process was very fast. I was also debating to get one for external use but it was too pricey.
Here one of the article I read before pulling the trigger.
SSD vs. HDD: What's the Difference? | PCMag.com[^]
Bryian Tan
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FWIIW: I use one (500GB) to run virtual machines via Thunderbolt connection, when on the road at clients. Fast, doesn't get hot, don't have to worry about bumping it. Don't know if it is faster than a spinny-go-around but performance is very good and it is smaller/lighter. TB much better than USB 3.0.
Rules for playing Javascript frameworks.
1. You can't win.
2. You can't break even.
3. You can't get out of the game.
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I also use a SSD because of the ease to take everything when travelling - so easy to keep bulk data on my desktop via the 1TB plugin SSD then just unplug and take with me for use on my Surface when travelling - smaller, lower power, faster and more reliable than a HDD
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For a given capacity, a HDD is currently cheaper than SSD. HDDs are also currently available for higher capacities. SSDs, on the other hand, are more resistant to shock (no moving parts), use less power, and are lighter than HDDs.
I would also look into the interface. Having a blazingly-fast drive doesn't help if the data cannot be sent to the computer...
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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They're the floppy drives of the twenty-one-teens.
Get a couple of USB 3.0 SATA HDD enclosures, and you're set.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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We installed external SSDs on our dev boxes a couple of years ago. It reduces boot time (from minutes to seconds). Then I switched to Linux and it stopped mattering (I hardly ever reboot).
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I use an external 250GB SSD to store my development projects and other aspects of my development environment so I can quickly switch from my 5K iMac at home where I do most of my work to my Macbook when I need to work elsewhere. The enclosure supports both USB 3 and thunderbolt.
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While everyone gives the good reasons for using SSD, they don't keep data that well if they are sitting unpowered on a shelf for a long time as backups. I don't remember the actual times.
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I love anyone uses external SSD!  Now is the golden age of 1TB SSD connected laptop.
Remain Calm & Continue To Google
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Wonder how many got that one...
BTW: FYI: "Killing" in Danish for "Kitten" as well... But strangely enough not in Swedish... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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:saying nothing: ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
veni bibi saltavi
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In 999 out of 1000 "funny" interpretations of words from one language, English speakers laugh at non-English words interpreted as if they were English. Very rarely, the joke goes the other way around. If you tell how English words may be laughable in other languages, you make an ignorent fool of yourself, not knowing the true (i.e. English) meaning of those words.
I'll give you one example: If your name is Stephen Cook, do NOT introduce yourself by the common nickname "Steve" in Norway. "Steve Cook" is pronounced like the Norwegian word a hardened male anatomical appendage. For some reason, Americans don't find that funny at all.
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That's because a lot of people understand English no matter where they're from, while native English speakers rarely speak other languages unless they live in an area where other languages are commonly spoken (India, Nigeria, etc.). There's a reason why Norwegian isn't taught at American schools 
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Great, now I'm going to have nightmares about blond toddlers with Mora knives 
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I met several mares on the Internet 
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Night mares?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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That reminded me of this: Andy Capp - C64[^]
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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As Reg Smythe died in 1998, I presume he left future issues to be published - can we look at some of them before publication to get a heads up on things we can make money from?
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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to: Recipients elizabeth@ubbcluj.ro
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Please. what is impaction? [checks google] AH, it's constipation! So in the opening sentence you can already tell it's a load of shít.
veni bibi saltavi
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: I look forward to your honorable presence
Sir Nagy? Duke Nagy of Vilmos?
Wow, we are also pleased with your honorable presence in the CP lounge.
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