If i wanted a 2TB 10gbps nvme drive to back up a single 1.8TB file - then I guess i want max transfer speeds that can be sustained across the full capacity of the disk:
Which benchmark am I look at above? What does this requirement suggest for the most appropriate drive?
The benchmark you want is: "Worst-Case Performance Consistency". The requirements you set forth recommend: "SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD v2 2TB" or "OWC Envoy Pro EX USB-C 2TB". I'd look over some more drives being benchmarked at AT before settling on those 2. That way you can add more choices and get the best endurance of the set.
Actually, you might need a larger drive than the 2TB here because your file is probably being measured in TB whereas the manufacturers measure drives in TiB. That's base 1024 vs. base 1000.
Whats up with the portable SSD reviews/news of late? Very weird trend to see here. Even the "news" section is just deals being posted..not exactly big deals anyway just affiliate link crap.
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R3MF - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
If i wanted a 2TB 10gbps nvme drive to back up a single 1.8TB file - then I guess i want max transfer speeds that can be sustained across the full capacity of the disk:Which benchmark am I look at above?
What does this requirement suggest for the most appropriate drive?
ballsystemlord - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
The benchmark you want is: "Worst-Case Performance Consistency".The requirements you set forth recommend: "SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD v2 2TB" or "OWC Envoy Pro EX USB-C 2TB".
I'd look over some more drives being benchmarked at AT before settling on those 2. That way you can add more choices and get the best endurance of the set.
R3MF - Saturday, October 31, 2020 - link
smashing, thank you.ballsystemlord - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
Actually, you might need a larger drive than the 2TB here because your file is probably being measured in TB whereas the manufacturers measure drives in TiB. That's base 1024 vs. base 1000.dwillmore - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
You have that backwards. TiB is larger than TB.ballsystemlord - Saturday, October 31, 2020 - link
My mistake. Thanks for correcting it.ballsystemlord - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
Here's a 4TB one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088K6XT7K/ref=twister_B...Slash3 - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
"The read-write bandwidth recorded for each drive in the boo access trace is presented below."Spooky.
imaheadcase - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
Whats up with the portable SSD reviews/news of late? Very weird trend to see here. Even the "news" section is just deals being posted..not exactly big deals anyway just affiliate link crap.dwillmore - Friday, October 30, 2020 - link
Non-uniformly scaled graphs make for poor visual comparisons.