_buttsnorkel

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[–] _buttsnorkel@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago

I have Exos drives (which are probably more enterprise 24/7), and I don’t really see a difference to normal everyday consumer use HDDs. They’re just loud af, which is honestly a huge drawback

That said, I’ve only ever had one HDD fail, and these have only been running 24/7 for about a year

If they’re not that much more, might be worth it for the NAS drives. Just depends how important your data is and how much you value peace of mind

[–] _buttsnorkel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

My thought on this has always been: if you care about your data (family photos, music), then you should spend the money to get new drives

But a lot of people hate this, and argue that if your backups work properly then you can buy any HDD you want regardless of abuse or how old it is.

I just want my shit to work and not have to worry about it so I buy new

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

Always wondered why people recommended these drives