An Informal Survey Of Speeds From Various Types Of External Drives
The test was to copy a 29 GB Movie file to a 2022 Macbook Air and then copy the file back to the drive.
Hardware Recommendations
Scam Alert — “TheBitcoinMacines.Com” Will Steal Your Money
I purchased a machine from “TheBitcoinMacines.Com” that was supposed to run a Bitcoin and Lightning Node using Umbrel. This sounded great — a Raspberry Pi machine with Bitcoin Node pre-installed for $429.
A List Of Secure Crypto Wallets
These wallets are good for securing large amounts of cryptocurrency:
Two Recommended Mesh Network Routers
These are two of the best mesh networking systems commercially available:
A List Of Recommend Hard Drives, Solid State Drives and Flash Drives
Generally, I’ve found that Samsung makes the most reliable Solid State Drives (SSD) and Flash Drives and Western Digital Makes the most reliable Hard Disk Drives (HDD).
Samsung Fit Plus: A Compact Flash Drive
The Samsung FIT Plus is a ruggedized thumb drive. It is quite a small device — only 0.7 inches long.
Recommended Bitcoin Hardware Wallet: Trezor Model T
Trezor is a reliable hardware wallet for storing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.