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In article <vne2p3$2c51h$1@dont-email.me>,
   Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> wrote:
> On 29/01/2025 20:00, Stuart wrote:
> > Although I have a NAS, I am looking at additional back-up facilities
> > for all my RISCOS stuff. Whilst I can copy my RISCOs stuff, along with
> > all the PC stuff, from the NAS to a large portable drive connected to
> > my PC, RISCOS filetypes are destroyed. I would, therefore, like to
> > attach a large external drive to my Ra-Pi, and copy on to that.
> > 
> > Now, I can buy a re-certified 3.5" 256G WD Caviar Blue, from CPC for
> > £10.49, or, A 2.5" Crucial MX500 250G SSD for £28.32 from the same
> > company.
> > 
> > The question is, which to go for?
> > 

> IMHO, SSD everytime. Don't forget to backup your backups though!

That is effectively what I am doing. The back-ups I have on the NAS, being
backed up to a portable drive. As well as the NAS, everything I do on the
Ra-Pi is also copied across to my ARMX6, ARMBook, and Kinetic. Similarly
with stuff created on the Kinetic and ARMX6.

I am inclined to go with you because an SSD would not require additional
power whereas a spinning rust drive would. 


> By the way, 500GB Crucial SSD for same price on Amazon.

Thanks but I try to avoid Amazon if I can, it's all too easy to find I
have signed up to Prime. CPC is an outfit I use quite a bit and, although
it wouldn't apply in this case, I can always find additional components to
exceed the £20 minimum order to get free postage.

Stuart.

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Stuart Winsor

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SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Stuart.winsor@orpheusinternet.co.uk> - 2025-01-29 20:00 +0000
  Re: SSd or spinning rust Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2025-01-29 20:24 +0000
    Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-01-29 21:30 +0000
    Re: SSd or spinning rust Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-01-30 10:20 +0100
      Re: SSd or spinning rust Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2025-01-30 09:34 +0000
  Re: SSd or spinning rust druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2025-01-29 21:29 +0000
    Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-01-30 09:00 +0000
      Re: SSd or spinning rust druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2025-02-03 21:14 +0000
        Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-02-04 09:00 +0000
  Re: SSd or spinning rust David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-01-29 21:35 +0000
    Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-01-30 09:00 +0000
      Re: SSd or spinning rust David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-01-30 21:00 +0000
        Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-01-30 22:30 +0000
          Re: SSd or spinning rust David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-01-30 22:34 +0000
            Re: SSd or spinning rust Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2025-01-31 15:45 +0000

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