Need to expand local storage for local media streaming. Running a regular desktop on linux.

I am willing to spend money on “the best” for streaming purpose while and hopefully something I can keep reusing down the road if it lasts.

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    15·
    4 months ago

    I would get a recertified enterprise drive from Server Part Deals. Drives in the 12-18TB range currently have the best price per TB. Be sure to get a SATA drive if it’s going in a desktop.

    • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      4 months ago

      Fully agree.

      I’ve purchased refurb drives from both them and GoHardDrive.com. So far I’m 5/5 for a mix of Exos and HGST Ultrastar drives working perfectly out of the box.

      Anytime these drives pop up on Slickdeals, the thread is full of 3 types of people: People who have never bought a refurb/recert drive but insist they are all going to burn your house down, people who have bought several with no issue, and people who have received a failing drive that the seller promptly replaced.

    • shadow@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      I just grabbed a pair of 18TB Seagate Exos SATA drives - surprisingly quiet for what they are.

        • IronKrill@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          IMO, yes. HDDs are always going to be a bit noisy, but the consumer grades keep it fairly classy. The couple of HGST drives I got from ServerPartDeals are noisy in the “grating” way. The volume is similar but the noise is not in the normal pleasant range. I am only fine with it because my server is in another room.

        • mumblerfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          I recently got some Toshibas and they were loud. They also presented with a seek error pre-fail after a few days (all three of them). That propably adds to the volume, but the seagate and wds I switched to just have some clicking noises. Not too bad.

    • paraphrand@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      4 months ago

      Last time someone mentioned these on Lemmy I got one.

      It “crashed” according to Synology in about a week. Woke me up in the middle of the night with the Synology beeping.

      • ChapulinColorado@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Was the drive scanned for errors before installing it? I’ve been running 2x8TB drives for about 1.5 years. If a drive fails, it is better to find out earlier while they are within warranty.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.orgOP
      32·
      4 months ago

      Any difference between them? Any concern for going with cheapest option within a size class?