@Suiseiseki

The problem comes when you need portability and massive storage.

I usually buy 3.5" CMR drives only as those have better performance, even as external, portable massive storage, but they're cumbersome and require auxiliary power supply. If you want proper portability you either:

1. Get 2.5" SMR HDDs with dogshit performance as manufacturers do not produce CMR 2.5" drives anymore.

2. Get an SSD which does have way better performance but is more expensive and wears much faster if you have to transfer large files (which is why i get HDDs).