True, but to a point. Being external, it’d be something I plug in occasionally to back up large project files. I don’t technically need blazing speeds but I’d still be displeased if my transfers took 10 minutes or more.
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catloaf@lemm.ee 1 month agoThey’re external, you’re not going to be using them for performance anyway.
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shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yes, I should’ve added - whether the write speed matters depends on your own use case.
For my SMR drive, it’s taking roughly 2GB of backup files every few hours, in the background, and there’s plenty of empty space on the drive. In my case, it doesn’t matter at all.
However, if you’re sat at your computer, frequently transferring large files while the drive is at least half full, and you have to wait for completion… Then it’ll matter.