Altruistic_Cup_8436

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Does exos a good hard drive? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
[–] Altruistic_Cup_8436@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

it depends on which one

some might be good i guess but i’ve never had good luck with seagate

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Looking for a good das box, what should I get? (alien.top)
 

Or just like a hard drive enclosure i guess. Currently I am looking at this one that has 5 bays. (ebay.com/itm/114750397138) Would this be somewhat reliable?

I heard people recommend the mediasonic probox but it only has 4 bays and is more expensive.

I currently have a cheap 2 slot docking station and its really finicky and is starting to disconnect randomly.

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What program do you use to check for bad sectors? (alien.top)
 

Just bought 5 used 8TB Ultrastar drives on ebay for only $35 each. Heck of a deal right? Checked smart info and everything looks good. Of course i know it would be a good idea to do a complete scan for bad sectors but I don’t know the best program for that. Ideally a free win10 program that i could test all 5 at once connected to one pc

Honestly, this really is a disease! in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
[–] Altruistic_Cup_8436@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

i do it because i’m never in the moment and always have to save everything for later

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I just got 8tb drives for $35 each on ebay. Was that a good deal? (alien.top)
 

It was for 5 of them. They were ultrastar drives.

I had no idea these are notoriously bad? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
[–] Altruistic_Cup_8436@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

idk ive never had good luck with seagate drives.

i have 10 Ultrastar helium drives and man, those things are bulletproof i love them

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Any <20 year olds here? How did you get into this hobby? (alien.top)
 

how did it begin?