I have a stand alone Logitech Media Server installed on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB using Max2play as the distro . Over the years i have always used a standard USB HD as the music storage connected to the Pi by USB . I have changed for a 1 TB unit to the current 2 TB one as I ran out of memory using about 1.3 TB at the moment for around 62000+ Flac tracks .
Now around two years ago the use of SSD HD items was being advised for the silent operation , faster access speeds and immunity to shock . At that time they were limited in storage capacity and also for me too expensive . i looked again about a year ago but while the storage had increased and the prices had dropped at £550/600 for a 2TB one this was a little too expensive for me for only a very slight improvement i would expect .
Then on Saturday night after a late night browse I ran across a thread saying that this was much more a cost effective upgrade . Well at first the prices were £350/400 which is lower but still a little too much . Then an Amazon Offer dropped in and I was surprised a Crucial X8 TB SSD at £174.99 but also available on five payments with no interest . This was too tempting so even before my brain had clocked it my finger hit the button .
Arrived today and it is very small and feels nice and sturdy . I now have the long job of copying all the music files from one HD to the new one which will take around 23 hours so no putting it in place and hearing and seeing the results till late Tuesday or possibly even Wednesday morning. I have done this for reasons of more secure long term reasons than any performance gain but we will see what happens. As the SSD has no moving parts then it should be able to access faster and of course it will silent (not that i have ever noticed any noise from the USB HD which is right next to me now) . If anyone has done this switch any tips advice and comments would be appreciated .