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echo: rberrypi
to: NONE@INVALID.COM
from: THEO
date: 2019-07-10 15:07:00
subject: Re: Recommendation for a

mm0fmf  wrote:
> Or an M.2 format SSD and USB3 to M.2 adapter.
>
> The adapters vary from £10 to £35 typically on Amazon and for the M.2
> SATA drive they offer Crucial 250GB for £37, 500GB for £60 and 1TB for
> £105.
>
> You could try to future proof yourself a bit by buying an M.2 NVMe drive
> and USB3.1 adapter. It will cost more but NVMe drives are just insanely
> fast if you ever want to connect to something else.

Beware that M.2 drives come in SATA and NVMe versions - you need the right
adaptor to USB.  Since JMicron released a converter chip, NVMe to USB
adaptors are now becoming available.

Theo

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