[PLUG] SSD Advice Needed

[Galen Seitz]

On 5/18/19 9:06 AM, Michael Barnes wrote:
> I haven't messed with much in the hardware department for years. I recently
> picked up a small 12V computer I want to use for some field applications in
> ham radio. It presently has a conventional 160 GB SATA WD Caviar Blue drive
> in it now. I'd like to replace that with a comparable SSD that is hopefully
> just plug and play with the existing SATA connectors. Is that possible? My
> intent is to just load a basic Linux install (probably CentOS) from a USB
> stick and run a few basic services. It will have a USB GPS puck and run
> gpsd and ntp. I'll run the normal network server stuff of dhcp, dns, etc. I
> guess Samba is still the thing for a file server. It will not be connected
> to the Internet when in the field. The field network will be a bunch of
> Windows laptops and will need to share some files across the network with
> the server.
> 
> So, all that to ask, what should I get for an SSD for this thing? This is a
> low budget project.

For your purposes, it sounds as if almost any SSD would be suitable. 
Personally I like to stick with name brands for my data, so I would 
choose a drive from Crucial, Intel, or Samsung, but as others have 
suggested, other brands are also likely to meet your needs.

I see Newegg has a Crucial BX500 240 GB drive for $30.

galen
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