The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Chava_boy on 2025-08-03 14:05:42+00:00.
I already have 500GB SSD, 4TB HDD and 4TB external HDD. My biggest issue is money as I live in poor country, otherwise I'd have a lot more space.
I read that ordinary HDDs are better, more reliable than external HDD, and since external ones are around 30% more expensive, I wonder if there is any reason to even buy them. Other than not having space in my PC case. A PC specialist once told me that I cannot fit any more (I don't remember the reason). But my motherboard should support up to 4 HDDs.
My best options now are:
- Buy a new 8 TB HDD (SEAGATE BarraCuda 8TB) and sell my old one - costs 135 $
- Buy another 4TB HDD and try to fit it inside my PC anyway (TOSHIBA P300 4TB 3.5" 5400rpm) - costs 77 $
- Buy a cheaper external HDD (Adata 4TB HV300 AHV300) - costs 80 $
- Buy a better and more expensive external HDD (example HDD toshiba 6TB for 152 $)
If I try to replace my HDD with 8TB one, I don't know how would I transfer all my data the easiest way, especially if I can't fit both HDDs inside at the same time