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Big disk win, what do you think? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by maxgrav@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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Just picked up 17 x 1-TB HDDs at $120 total on craigslist. All WD, Seagate, and Toshiba.

What do we think?

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[–] lilolalu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry to chime in on the negative comments but it's not a good deal. 17x7 Watt = ~120 Watt, that's around what my entire home setup uses, including storage.

[–] limeice@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was my thought too. Power efficiency is a big factor to consider when hosting any permanently online self hosted solution. It just doesn't add up right when going for smaller hard drives anymore.

[–] maxgrav@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Makes sense! Interestingly, my power is free in Hawaii.