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Sentry Mode/Dashcam Best Storage Method
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MrBadger
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I think they were recommended because they worked for the duration of the test not because they will last a couple of years in all temperatures.
tbh, they should be viewed as a consumable. Not environmentally great, but just expect them to fail from time to time and hope you didn't miss anything important.
We are coming up to the anniversary of the first Model 3 deliveries and longer for when Model S&X supported TeslaCam. It would be interesting to know how peoples media has faired over that time. Certainly well within the expected failure window of some media and usage patterns.
Jason71
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bear in mind this is Tesla who actually built chips into their early models that were never going to have the endurance required for the amount of writes they were performing and consequently failed a few years later leading to whole new motherboards being required. So they don't have a good track record on this stuff
It is a fact that flash storage is built to a specification that means it can only sustain a certain number of write operations in its life before it fails. The use case in a Tesla is very write intensive and any sort of flash storage will fail eventually. a large SSD or an endurance SD will last the longest based on current technology. Even a cheap USB will work fine for a while but statistically it will fail and will fail before those other options. if you are fine with that or plan to replace it regularly before it fails then that is fine but there is really is no good reason for anyone to recommend a £25 USB drive as the prefered option even if it says it in the manual.
Jason71
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it is indeed probably the best looking option but where it goes you will rarely see it. For the same money an endurance SD card + reader is likely to provide a much longer lived solutionThanks - looks perfect - just placed an order
Jason71
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Not. A USB drive is the worst choice whatever Tesla says. There is no good reason to chose one over an endurance SD card.
Tesla barely test their cars or their software so I doubt the did extensive testing on the best media for sentry mode. fortunately for you the community did and SSD or endurance SD is overwhelmingly what they recommend for sound engineering reasons. They last much longer in this very write intensive application.
The USB drive someone recommended above is waterproof, shockproof, magnetism proof, xray proof, heat proof to 85 degrees and looks nice. All of which are of zero benefit for sentry monde storage The endurance is not even specified.
for the same price you can get an endurance SD card+ card reader which statistically will last a lot longer for this application.
Mr H
Active Member
JupiterMan
Active Member
okay, listening and learning! have cancelled my USB order and re-thinking..
I will not be having music on the drive, so partitioning not needed. looking for something < £40 (samsung T5 looks nice but too pricey!)
This PNY SSD drive seems to meet the specs, and is priced well, suitable?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GQPX...olid=1Z34EFU0A10Y0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
I will not be having music on the drive, so partitioning not needed. looking for something < £40 (samsung T5 looks nice but too pricey!)
This PNY SSD drive seems to meet the specs, and is priced well, suitable?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GQPX...olid=1Z34EFU0A10Y0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Mr H
Active Member
I'm using this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078WYS5K6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
installed in this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0765D6NJV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
No issues so far but it's only been 3 months
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078WYS5K6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
installed in this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0765D6NJV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
No issues so far but it's only been 3 months
JupiterMan
Active Member
I'm a novice these days with IT, can this drive be formatted in the Tesla, does it come with necessary wires, and is it a simple "plug and play" solution?
Mr H
Active Member
I can't format in the car but i think that's the same with all SSD unless it's because i formatted it on my MAC. You just install the drive into the casing, pretty straight forward, the usb cable is included
Jason71 clearly has shares in some SSD or SD card manufacturer
If people want to spend 3 or 4 times the amount for a solution that might prove better in the long term the one the manual recommends and is proven in use at a price that makes it disposable then who am I to argue. Hope someone finds my recommendation useful.
If people want to spend 3 or 4 times the amount for a solution that might prove better in the long term the one the manual recommends and is proven in use at a price that makes it disposable then who am I to argue. Hope someone finds my recommendation useful.
I bought this
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NY23WBG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r009EbH5YNF7H
And this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XTQZS4F?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Personally didn't want to spend on a SSD and this has worked really well so far. Need and tidy too
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NY23WBG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r009EbH5YNF7H
And this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XTQZS4F?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Personally didn't want to spend on a SSD and this has worked really well so far. Need and tidy too
MrBadger
Badger out
Just be careful with small enclosures. Some can cause the media to get very hot which may affect reliability.
