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07 Sep 2023 08:57

In short, laptop hard drives have not changed since 2017. Not because there is nothing to improve - it simply does not make sense to invest in it. Old models completely satisfy most buyers, the production process has long been debugged and polished to a shine, so you won’t even save anything. And it doesn't matter that the progress of "thin" models has stopped at 2 TB SMR, which, to put it mildly, not everyone likes, but now it would be possible to master the same 2 TB without SMR or 3 TB SMR. To master technically - it is possible. But not necessary. Since no one (in statistically significant) quantities will pay more for a terabyte than now, so the development will not beat off. At the same time, consider portable external hard drives as some kind of suitcase without a handle.also not worth it - there is a demand for them, so the issue pays off. External SSDs are better in all respects - but much more expensive, so there will not be a massive transition to them in the foreseeable future either. And the current prices are largely supported by the availability of cheap mechanical terabytes. Including, and in the external performance - they are needed. It is in the current state and at current prices, although buyers would not refuse to reduce the latter. But these models cannot develop - no one will pay for progress.

Actually, all this lyrics is needed to understand the current situation. That will allow a more correct approach to the issue of choice - no, no, and someone is faced with such a problem. In fact, it is apparent, because I repeat once again - by themselves, laptop hard drives are frozen in a state of five years ago. No one will improve them, although it is technically possible, but not financially justified. There are no breakthroughs in the environment either - they are not needed. As USB 3.0 was enough ten years ago, it is enough - so you can use quite old USB bridges. The only thing that makes sense to pay attention to is the type of connector: Type-C is more versatile and more convenient than the good old micro-USB. But it costs, albeit a little, but more expensive - and in the current state of the market, this is critical. The physical dimensions of the cases are strictly limited by the carriers themselves. Here, the design may be different - but here you can already completely and completely rely on your own ideas about beauty. Moreover, only with the design and it remains for manufacturers to experiment. And they have to do this simply because buyers have long been accustomed to regularly updating the lineup of any product. Including external hard drives. But they can only change externally.

Let's take a look at a typical example today. Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive is formally a new product, fortunately it appeared only last fall. He has replenished the line of "gaming" Seagate products, although you should not be afraid of this. In fact, it is a completely typical VZD, and the new one is perhaps a customizable backlight. There are three models in the line, the most capacious is 5 TB. It is also the thickest: 122.5 × 81 × 21.5 mm. And now we remember Seagate Backup Plus 5 TB 2017: the same capacity and 114.5 × 78 × 20.5 mm. "Mechanical" FireCuda 1 and 2 TB are more compact - 122.5 × 80 × 14.5 mm. But even this is more similar in capacity and has long been available Seagate Backup Plus Slim .

What else has changed, besides changing the appearance and the appearance of backlighting? And nothing! The drive still uses the same legacy micro-USB connector. In fairness, it doesn't really interfere with life. And if the cable is not disconnected (and portable high-speed railways have long been very often used in general as stationary), it doesn’t matter at all. But at least it could be done ... If you use a slightly different element base.