Coytee Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I'm on Direct TV I have a 'Black-X' external hard drive unit with a 2-TB drive in it. Looking like the HD is finally biting the bullet. I presume I can still find a 2-TB or larger HD but... what about one of those SD type drives? (I think it's called SD? the solid state) Is there a way I can do the same thing with something like that or should I look for a new traditional HD to replace the dying unit? (actually, I think it's already dead...it's not worked now in 24 hours, only works with HD disconnected) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 An SSD is supposed to work exactly the same as an HDD - just a lot faster and more expensive. I have never not been able to use one in place of an HDD in a laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 i thought their pricing had dropped to the point of them being 'cheap' (inexpensive) Seems a regular HD is still more cost effective for the DTV box... I've been looking at best buy's site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Maybe someone here can suggest a program to recover your present HDD. I replaced the HDD in my "go to Starbucks" laptop with a Sandisk SDD. This required an outboard USB housing for the transfer which was about $15 at MicrCcenter. The transfer software worked very well. I was worried that if something went wrong I'd have a ruined HDD and SSD, but no. The laptop boots much faster and I feel more secure. Because this went to well I put Samsung SSDs in my office and home laptops. Again, the transfer software worked well using the little USB housing. You'll have to shop around for best price. Microcenter is a bus ride away for me and the tech people seem very competent. From what I see, size for ;price is pretty much following Moore's law. But you have to jump on the merry-go-round at some point. I know there are things to read on the Internet that SSD's are not bullet proof. But overall they seem to be a real advance and worth the money. I see you have an external drive and I don't know the exact process for that. WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Seems to me an external SSD will just plug right in. And, yes, they're cheap enough at this point, but I suppose it's a matter of whether you will benefit from the speed. If you use it only in an application where speed doesn't improve anything, why spend the extra dough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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