So thinking more on this, there are several options.
- USB Gaming HDD drive, slowest speed of the lot, but way more space.
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Western Digital My Passport 4TB - Read 177MBs, Write 187MBs, USB3.1
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ADATA 1TB - Read 1GBs, Write 1GBs, USB3.2 Type C - (Actual SSD)
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WD Black Gaming HDD 500GB - 5TB, 140MBs speeds, USB3.0
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Samsung T7 Portable SSD 500gb - 2TB, 1GBs speed, USB3.2
And finally for DIY solution.
- Asus Strix Arion NVME Enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C, Has Type C to Type C cable and Type C to Type A cable, supports PCIE SSD M.2 sizes 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230, speed 1000MBs Read Write. No drive included, just the enclosure. Usually goes for £40. Then add any M.2 drive inside it ranging from £40 to whatever price for the size you want. 120gb to 8TB if need be. The enclosure is small, thin so easy to carry.
Just some options if anyone is interested in putting WoW or any other game, but be aware that Battle Net isn’t a true portable program and you can’t just plug this thing into another PC and expect it to work. (Not tested that so unsure.) I would recommend only getting PCIE3.0 M.2 drives as you’re not going to get PCIE4.0 speeds in this way, USB3.2 doesn’t have the bandwidth, neither does Thunderbolt 3. We are going to have to wait for USB 4.0 to get to those speeds.
But since we’re talking WoW here, 3.0 M.2 drive or other USB options is the right way to go, it all depends on how fast you want things to load up. The quickest is the ones that offer near and at 1GB/sec rate. Please note not to have anything else on said USB bus though as that would affect speed also depending on motherboard, USB hub chipset. It’s an option but not as efficient as having an actual drive installed on the motherboard.
Think I’m done, apologies for double posting in the thread.