[dba-Tech] SSD Pricing

[Arthur Fuller]

Since you raised the topic, how does a USB 3.0 SSD compare with a similar
device installed on the motherboard? Without evidence, I'm guessing that a
USB-SSD would be substantially slower than an on-board SSD; but as
mentioned, I have no evidence for that, one way or the other. You, on the
other hand, seem to know all about this stuff, so I am requesting your
expert advice.

A.

On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 10:46 AM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can clone the drive by mounting it via usb and running software.
> SSDs tend to be low enough power to run via usb
>
>
> On 10/7/2018 5:25 PM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> > Gary,
> >
> > Sound advice. Thanks.
> >
> > A.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 8:53 PM Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> $50 isn't a bad price for that.  You need to both drives mounted
> >> somewhere.  SO you will need an open drive slot OR you would use an
> >> external drive bay of some kind to attach  the drive to the computer
> >> and then you would use software - the drive company would likely
> >> provide the software to do the copy.  But you need to have both the
> >> old and the new dirves in the same system somehow to do it.  And it
> >> will take some time.  Half hour or an hour maybe.  It's certainly
> >> doable on your own though.  I've not switched SSD to SSD but have
> >> switched Rotating to rotating and rotating to SSD a few times and it's
> >> not really hard.  Have to jump through some hoops most of us are not
> >> used to.  Creating disk partitions and such.  Good to have a second
> >> system available to investigate options as you go if you run into a
> >> question but the system should be usable until you switch the cables
> >> after the new drive is deemed ready to use.
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Arthur