Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:49:06 -0800 Lew Wolfgang <wolfgang@sweet-haven.com> :
On 2/26/24 20:08, Ben T. Fender wrote:
For larger sizes, I use rotating rust. in a usb3 enclosure? never heard of this (speak of rust)
You mean any ssd disk in a usb3 enclosure? What would be the point of placing an already external ssd in a usb3 enclosure? If I can do that with a regular internal ssd then it might fly, I just wouldn't wanna spend beer money on something that can only go back and forth but never inside
What does a usb3 enclosure do that a sata/usb adapter doesn't?
I think I detect a misunderstanding here somewhere. An SSD device is a solid-state version of a spinning-disk drive. Spinners these days, and SSD's too, have SATA interfaces. So what exactly is "an external ssd"? An SSD can be directly installed in a computer chassis, or in an external box containing a SATA-to-USB adapter and possibly a power supply. Or it can run naked with a SATA-to-USB dongle, even without a power supply. (a SATA spinner on a dongle will require an external power supply)
There are external (mobile) ssd's and spinners with a fixed usb cable, these do not have a visible sata interface and cannot be connected inside the computer or mobile tray. I try to avoid them because they are single-purpose devices. I have no issues with single-purpose devices as such, actually prefer toilet paper to newspapers, but inthis case it seems like wasted money.
So you can indeed plug an internal "naked" SSD into a USB3 external enclosure, and you probably won't even need an external power supply. I hope I got all that straight.
Yes, but I had an old (I think usb2) sata/usb adapter that was the source of tons of trouble; going into the bin now, a usb3 version just ordered has already shipped.
By the way, if you're adventurous, you can open your desktop and usually be able to connect your SSD to the motherboard with a SATA connector. You'd need the SATA power connector, but most desktops have extras already wired up. You can get the short SATA data connectors at your local Radio Shack or at Amazon if your desktop doesn't already have included spares. Many do.
No need, my desktop has an external sata port which would be more useful on my laptop seeing that my desktop has two mobile racks, one for 4 ssd's and one for 5 3.5 spinners.