Hardware WiiU HDD/SSD recommendations

[tortugarosado]

title says it all. probably gonna get 1TB of storage. i need storage with a power supply supposedly? (that’s what i keep reading online but i can’t actually find any) i know WiiU is super picky so could really use the help choosing one. thanks

 

[meeeow]

Probably, you won't benefit from a SSD device (at least in terms of speed) because the Wii U doesn't support USB 3.0.

I have a
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 2.5"
- (generic) external case using a y-cable (to USB 2.0 Mini-B)

Attached to the 2 rear USB ports, the HDD works pretty well.

 

[mive]

I'm using this cable (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07F7WDZGT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
with this ssd (I'm using a ssd because of the noise), https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01N5IB20Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

so far I ddin't encounter any issue with a single powered usb cable with ssd.
Also copying the games from old hdd to new ssd worked without issues (~100-150 GB)

enclosure is self made

 

[droople]

Probably, you won't benefit from a SSD device (at least in terms of speed) because the Wii U doesn't support USB 3.0.

I have a
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 2.5"
- (generic) external case using a y-cable (to USB 2.0 Mini-B)

Attached to the 2 rear USB ports, the HDD works pretty well.

Currently, the Seagate Barracuda 2TB 2.5" on amazon is ST2000LM015, which is a SMR disk.

 

[droople]

I think the only reason that people still recommend HDD over SSD is the price.

The speed:
I understand that, in theory, the USB 2.0 port is the bottleneck even for a 5400 PRM HDD.

But in reality

SSD was the fastest in 2015.

The durability:
Most modern PC use SSD, do more people cry about their data than in the old HDD days?

So I guess the price is the only issue.