You can get a Corsair MP510 1TB for $140 or 2TB for $275 and an enclosure for $25. In the HDD space externals are often cheaper than internal. Why do flash memory makers continue to try to rip people off?
Where are you seeing this mythical USB 3.1 Gen 2x2 external NVMe enclosure? The ones you see everywhere are using USB 3.1 Gen 1x1 devices, maxing out at 10gbps, this is double that.
That's patently false regarding SSD speeds. There's a reason why PCIe 4 SSDs are a HUGE deal on the Xbox Series X & PS5.
A correct thing to say is that many current games don't capitalize on SSDs yet because of the bottleneck of still needing to accommodate mechanical HDDs. That's certainly changing.
Yeah to build a Windows 95 laptop with no USB or CD drive I'd Laplink to the empty laptop with another laptop and a parallel link cable, boot Laplink on the empty laptop, copy the contents of the Win95 CD to the new laptop HDD and once done, run the Install.exe file. Worked a treat.
When I bought my first 64MB USB1.0 thumbdrive...revelation.
Had a parallel port ZIP drive since I wasn't savvy enough to have a SCSI card back in the day...100MB was nice but it wasn't much faster than floppies!
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coburn_c - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
You can get a Corsair MP510 1TB for $140 or 2TB for $275 and an enclosure for $25. In the HDD space externals are often cheaper than internal. Why do flash memory makers continue to try to rip people off?Philmatic - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Where are you seeing this mythical USB 3.1 Gen 2x2 external NVMe enclosure? The ones you see everywhere are using USB 3.1 Gen 1x1 devices, maxing out at 10gbps, this is double that.jabber - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
...and for gaming it will make no difference. Just you'll have more storage and not been ripped off.lilkwarrior - Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - link
That's patently false regarding SSD speeds. There's a reason why PCIe 4 SSDs are a HUGE deal on the Xbox Series X & PS5.A correct thing to say is that many current games don't capitalize on SSDs yet because of the bottleneck of still needing to accommodate mechanical HDDs. That's certainly changing.
yetanotherhuman - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
"USB 3.1 Gen 2x2"Sorry, but that's out of date.
It's USB 3.2 Gen 2.
The USB IF just doesn't give a f***
yetanotherhuman - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
I mean of courseUSB 3.2 Gen 2x2
jabber - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Don't worry about it. Most of us gave up worrying when we got faster than 100MBps.Some of us remember using serial/parallel laplink cables every single day! Never left home without a set. Kids today don't know they are born!
rrinker - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
AH yes, good old LapLink. Don't forget that fun network system, Lantastic!jabber - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Yeah to build a Windows 95 laptop with no USB or CD drive I'd Laplink to the empty laptop with another laptop and a parallel link cable, boot Laplink on the empty laptop, copy the contents of the Win95 CD to the new laptop HDD and once done, run the Install.exe file. Worked a treat.When I bought my first 64MB USB1.0 thumbdrive...revelation.
Cullinaire - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Had a parallel port ZIP drive since I wasn't savvy enough to have a SCSI card back in the day...100MB was nice but it wasn't much faster than floppies!Slash3 - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Sounds like you forgot to set it to EPP mode in the BIOS. :)seagate_surfer - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
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PeachNCream - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Liquid cooling for these, please!