Originally Posted by
linus
Doesn't matter it's spinning or not, it will be damaged if you give it a good bang.
SSD is not overkill. Get it and forget it. Also use cloud storage solution as a backup.
For the price of a high-quality SSD, I just bought a used iMac (500€). Syncing/back-up via cloud. And I don't have to lug a laptop with a tiny screen around.