[quote=no_such_reality] . . . Why bother with SSD? Get big fat ‘slow’ (7800RPM) SATAs and store away. . . [/quote]
That’s what I do. When I “store them away,” they are locked up in a 350-lb file cabinet. And I can easily mount them back in the computer when I go back to work (it has side access to 4 SATA/eSATA HD bays). I also have a USB “enclosure” to store one of them in to attach to the computer externally. Of course, I can take it with me when I travel, if I wish.
When I’m gone, my computers only have operating systems and software in them … nothing else…not even e-mail msgs.