TS have you consider using external ssd enclosure? Nowadays 1tb nvme ssd and below quite cheap. Kingston nv3, crucial p3, silicon power, wd green or msi spatium can get around rm200 for 1tb size. Pair it with any external m.2 enclosure and you can get a reliable external storage with better speed than hdd.

I open a thread last time in here about this: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5503404/+20