Any Recommendations for a Cost-Effective 1TB SSD Drive (Just the Drive) for External USB Enclosure Backup?

[Alvin777]

Hello Apple & Mac friends.

Could you recommend a very cost-effective but durable 1TB external SSD drive for USB 3.0 (Late 2015 5K iMac). It doesn't have to be fast, just durable and just 1TB. It can also be those M.2 SSD in a SATA adapter or it can be just a durable 1TB SSD drive that can be plugged into a into my USB external enclosure, so that it's as cheap but durable for backup as possible. Could you name the brand and model? I plan to use Time Machine with it.

Thank you.
God bless, Revelation 21:4

 

[elvisimprsntr]

Sandisk or Crucial

Amazon.com: usb ssd - Crucial or SanDisk: Electronics

Online shopping from a great selection at Electronics Store.

www.amazon.com

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Hello Apple & Mac friends.

Could you recommend a very cost-effective but durable 1TB external SSD drive for USB 3.0 (Late 2015 5K iMac). It doesn't have to be fast, just durable and just 1TB. It can also be those M.2 SSD in a SATA adapter or it can be just a durable 1TB SSD drive that can be plugged into a into my USB external enclosure, so that it's as cheap but durable for backup as possible. Could you name the brand and model? I plan to use Time Machine with it.

Thank you.
God bless, Revelation 21:4

Micron/Samsung/Intel 2.5" SATA SSDs salvaged from decommissioned servers.

 

[Alvin777]

Thanks. It's still a bit expensive.

How about this SanDisk PLUS Solid State Drive, SDSSDA-1T00, 1TB, SR535/SW450MB/s, 3Y it's about 400MB/s read but it's SanDisk which I think is durable (speed is not a priority).

It's about US$ 88.17 w/ shipping.

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

I bought my Micron 1TB for 50$.

 

[Alvin777]

I bought my Micron 1TB for 50$.

Hi. Where can I find online shops who sell used 1TB Micron (decommissioned servers), like yours?

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Hi. Where can I find online shops who sell used 1TB Micron (decommissioned servers), like yours?

voz.vn (If you can read Vietnamese)

 

[Fishrrman]

Do you want a "bare" drive?
Or... a drive in an enclosure that's ready-to-use?

I'd suggest:
- an nvme blade SSD
and
- a USB3.1 gen2 enclosure.

Some of these enclosures just snap together.
A USB3.1 gen2 enclosure will give you read speeds around 825MBps, writes probably up around 600MBps.