Comment on Cheap but reliable external SSD for RPis
theorangeninja@lemmy.today 1 month agoBut an M.2 is usually more expensive than a normal 2.5" SSD. Is it better to boot from a M.2 HAT than from USB?
Comment on Cheap but reliable external SSD for RPis
theorangeninja@lemmy.today 1 month agoBut an M.2 is usually more expensive than a normal 2.5" SSD. Is it better to boot from a M.2 HAT than from USB?
rbesfe@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
M.2 would technically be the best performance available, but realistically I don’t think you’d notice the difference over a USB SSD. Maybe a few extra seconds on boot.
theorangeninja@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Okay and what about longevity of the drives? That should just depend on the number of writes, right?
colebrodine@midwest.social 1 month ago
I’m not sure what kind of money you want to spend? The M2 Hat is ~$14 USD and a 2242 NVME SSD can be had for ~$30-$40 USD since you don’t care as much about performance.
The USB to SATA adapter is going to run ~$10 USD and the SATA SSD drives are going to start ~$20 USD are go up from there depending on size, performance, etc.
If size of storage is an issue, the SATA SSD is probably the better route. I believe the NVME would be better performance since it utilizes the bus on the Pi more fully.
I would guess that for the money, most M2 drives and SATA SSD drives are going to be similar lifespans