On 25/02/2025 04:20, Dale wrote:
I'm kinda the same way. I rarely buy the latest stuff. To often, it is
just to pricey. Drop down a little and save a lot of money and the
performance is almost as good. I'm the same on this m.2 external
stick. I don't need the very latest products. Odds are, my USB is
going to be the bottleneck anyway. My enclosure will likely do its job
for years. Even the stick will be fine unless I build a new system with
USB 5.0 or whatever comes next.
Champagne or Coca-Cola?
New tech generally costs double the price for double the quantity, be it
hard drive capacity, chip speed, whatever.
Older tech tends to be a similar price regardless of capacity, the bulk
of the cost is in the packaging and transport.
Hence my name for the two price brackets :-)
Like you, I tend to look for the cheapest Champagne-price stuff I can
find...
Cheers,
Wol
