Mike - I upgraded my laptop with a smart hybrid drive - SSD for the OS

and frequently accessed files, and extra space for the rest.

Not as fast as a pure SSD but much cheaper and imho works well.

On 15-Nov-2016 1:16 AM, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:

> Greetings fellow Profoxers!

>

> I see some external SSD drives on this page:

> http://www.newegg.com/External-SSDs/SubCategory/ID-2022?Tid=11694

>

> My laptop is a maybe 4 years old and is running out of local disk

> space. I've got another laptop I can migrate to but I was thinking of

> just extending and still using this one yet (because I love it) and

> using an external HD would take care of my space issues...at least for

> now...and give me another area to send backups.

>

> My question: I know SSD drives are 20x faster reportedly, but would

> that still apply if it's an EXTERNAL drive? I understand that using

> the USB 3.0 port is better than the older USB 2.x ports and earlier

> for transfer rates.

>

> tia,

> --Mike

>

>

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