On 10/07/2019 15:07, Theo wrote:
> 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
>
Isn't that what I said? Buy an M.2 SATA or M.2 NVMe drive.

I'd buy a USB 3.1 case and NVMe drive if I was in the market. But I have
more than enough portable USB drives using old 2.5in SATA disks
recovered during laptop upgrades to handle portable data needs for now.

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