The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mikedidathing on 2024-08-20 23:03:02.
Hey folks. I feel like this belongs here, but please let me know if you think it belongs elsewhere. A couple years ago, I purchased 6 of these guys at Micro Center for $20 each:
I didn't know what I was going to do with them; I just knew that I needed them. Now, two years later, I'm trying to figure out exactly that. Here's what I'm thinking at the moment:
- NAS Backup/Media server - I want to back up my physical media (BR, DVD, CD, etc.) in high quality/lossless formats, and I've recently set up a Jellyfin server running on an old laptop with Ubuntu Desktop. I have old computer parts from previous builds and would like to install something like TrueNAS to upload these to.
- Removable storage - I have multiple SATA to USB peripherals, so this doable.
- Sell them and purchase bigger/better storage - 5 of these are in-box and sealed, while the other one has been used minimally (I set up a VMware ESXi and played around with it for a couple days; didn't get too far, though).
My ultimate goal is #1, but I'm not fooling myself; 2.5-3TB (assuming I go with RAID 0/jbod) is gonna fill up fast, especially when the BR backups of Battlestar Galactica, LOTR, and Star Wars come into play. I do have other storage solutions, but those are older, mainly mechanical drives or USB drives and I wouldn't necessarily trust them as part of a long-term backup solution.
That being said, what would you recommend I do with these drives? I'm open to ideas other than what I posted.