I have a use-case where having an external drive that is significantly faster than a normal 2.5" 5400 RPM HDD would save me a lot of time.
I also have a 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD that would be perfect for the job.
My question is, is it worth buying an external enclosure for my existing drive? Has anyone ever done this and tested the speed? It doesn't need to be full SATA speed, just a lot faster than the HDD. Or is my only option getting a purpose built external SSD?
Also, if I do end up getting an enclosure, which one should I get? I'm pretty sure I'd be limited to USB 3.0 so let's go with that for now.
Thanks for the help as always!
I also have a 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD that would be perfect for the job.
My question is, is it worth buying an external enclosure for my existing drive? Has anyone ever done this and tested the speed? It doesn't need to be full SATA speed, just a lot faster than the HDD. Or is my only option getting a purpose built external SSD?
Also, if I do end up getting an enclosure, which one should I get? I'm pretty sure I'd be limited to USB 3.0 so let's go with that for now.
Thanks for the help as always!