The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Bobcat_Maximum on 2025-01-04 21:57:53.
Until now I got 4TB M2 at ~250$, it was the same for 2.5' until last year, now they are 300$+, M2 nvme are the same price, thankfully. Problem is I have only 3USB 3.1 left, so that would mean I can get only 12TB.
My reason for getting them was speed, noise and probably life of it. I don't write to much on the SSD, I mostly just read, maybe 1-2TB/day, this would be now, but in total from 3 of them, which is 12TB.
After they get full I don't delete much, they are on 24/24, from what I've read SSD if powered and just read from them, they can last a lot, since nothing can break, mechanically at least.
Would a HDD be ok with that? Sometimes there are reads from multiple places, different files, that's what worries me, last HDD I had was 10-15 years ago and when I did this there were all kinds of sounds, the HDD was a bit old, 4-5 years, I was also running the OS from it, but still. Speed won't be a problem, I never read more than my internet, which is only 1Gbps.
What I can find here are surveillance HDD mostly.
SEAGATE IronWolf Pro, 10TB is ~270$, that would be 2.5 x the SSD's I usually get at the same price almost.
For 20$ more I can get 12TB, WD Purple Pro Surveillance or SEAGATE SkyHawk AI Surveillance.
What do you think I should do? Would one of these HDD be ok for my case? Or is it better to stick with the SSD in the long term? Until now I have only Samsung 870 QVO and Kingston NV2 4TB, which from now I would get only the Kingston.