SSD: reliability at low cost?

invalid@example.com (pol098), pol098
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:07:38 +0000
Memory and Storage

I am looking at updating my storage. At present I am using a computer with a pair of drives in RAID1 (mirror) configuration essentially as a file server, not for computer applications. SSDs noted for reliability are expensive, and never 100% reliable anyway. My requirement is simply to store files, preferably accessible over a network. Local USB connection is also possible. I am not doing many massive file transfers or playing intensive games, so fastest performance is not an issue.

My proposed solution is to use a pair of cheap SSDs of the same, largish, capacity, but preferably different manufacture (less likely to fail at about the same time) in an external enclosure configured as RAID1 mirror. There don't seem to be any small enclosures with network RJ45 connection, so either use USB, or use a NAS enclosure designed for bigger drives (with adaptors). I would look for drives with decent Total Bytes Written (TBW) endurance, but not worry too much about reliability (I think most...