Are wireless SSDs useful?

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Wireless SSDs can be useful in specific scenarios, such as when you need to transfer large files between devices without being tethered by a cable. They can also be convenient for backing up data from multiple devices or for use in environments where cables are not practical. However, their usefulness depends on factors like transfer speed, storage capacity, and power consumption. While they offer flexibility, they may not always be the most efficient or cost-effective solution.

Key Takeaways

Useful for transferring large files between devices wirelessly
Convenient for backing up data from multiple devices
Usefulness depends on transfer speed, storage capacity, and power consumption

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sipofwater

27 days ago

NFS server on an Android smartphone without root access: "Testing: Termux, proot-distro, Network File System (NFS)" at https://gist.github.com/NoteAfterNote/e1719f4029b91918d99621... (gist.github.com/NoteAfterNote/e1719f4029b91918d996216939d5bff2)

* Kodi has an NFS client, "Downloads for Android": https://kodi.tv/download/android/

* VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS, "Network browsing for distant filesystems (SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS...) and servers (UPnP, DLNA)": https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android , https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html

* "NFS Clients VLC & KODI on Android TV": https://www.hallergard.com/Blog/NFS_Android.html

* "exportfs Command: Tutorial & Examples" "Manage and display NFS exported file systems on a Linux server": https://cleveruptime.com/docs/commands/exportfs

* "NFS Security: Identifying and Exploiting Misconfigurations": https://www.hvs-consulting.de/en/blog/nfs-security-identifyi... (www.hvs-consulting.de/en/blog/nfs-security-identifying-and-exploiting-misconfigurations)

roadbuster

27 days ago

> Thinking of building a small 1TB WiFi SSD that works like a tiny standalone NAS.

Step 1: Purchase Android smartphone with microSD slot and 1TB microSD card

Step 2: Deploy Samba server on phone

chasing0entropy

27 days ago

What you mean is a portable NAS with wifi hosting, a unuversal web interface / PWA.

The reason this is not a wireless SSD (which is a good thing) is that you are using a network and software stack amd not a low level protocol to access the drive.

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