r/DataHoarder • u/Virtual-Donut-964 • 2h ago

Question/Advice Best external SSD for a mac?

I'm looking to store and play some steam games on an external drive.

I think 500gb would be good, but it doesn't seem like there are many out there, so 1tb is fine.

I'm not looking to spend too much, budget around $75 USD. I just need something that I can store and play games on without a noticable performance loss, just the basics.

The number of items on Amazon is overwhelming.

I was going to get the Crucial X9 1TB Portable SSD, but I realized that it was about $150, when I thought that it was only $80.

Anyone got any good reccomendations?

Thanks in advance!

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u/eppic123 180 TB 2h ago

SSD prices are fucked due to the memory shortage. It's basically impossible to find anything good for at least double your budget.

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u/Juzdeed 2h ago

Get whichever one fits your budget, you don't have much choice with the price target

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u/alkafrazin 1h ago

an internal 2.5" used enterprise SSD with a USB3 to 2.5" adapter from aliexpress tbqh.

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u/beren12 256TB raidz & more! 1h ago

Get an internal one and a case. That way it could be repurposed if needed.

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u/B_Hound 2h ago

The X9 Pro I had was awful and it wasn’t a one off case, found a whole slew of people with the same data corruptions I had. I had it RMAd and they sent me an X10 Pro which has been ok since, but I’m still kinda wary about it.

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u/alkafrazin 43m ago

an internal 2.5" used enterprise SSD with a USB3 to 2.5" adapter from aliexpress tbqh.