Flash-based devices as cold storage is a bad idea.

HM-SMR (Host Managed-SMR) that requires specialized hardware and software

So the history made full circle right to ST interface times.

Will wait until they invent IDE concept again.

Toshiba P300

Is a nice drive to store stuff on, it’s cold and quiet, but it is a nightmare to write stuff on.

Write speed starts on optimistic > 100 MB/s, and gradually drops to 25 MB/s on long (hundreds of GBs) writes.

Don’t buy noname memory products. It’s a lottery you never win.