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ponchow8NC

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ponchow8NC ,

Yeah their MX series have been nice to me

ponchow8NC , (edited )

Pretty sure some even have an SD card slot too so even less weight to carry

ponchow8NC ,

Just saw the edit and if you don't want to go the router route + LAN for some reason guess another option would be a ucb c dock that allows power pass through. I have an anker one that I use on occasion and recommend it. You can then either get an external drive or a SD card.

ponchow8NC ,

How much data are we talking about and how convenient do you want it? I just learned about the storagebox service that another user posted but personally I brought used large capacity drive for cheap and keep them offsite but that's just because I have less than 4 terabytes of data still. Anything above that I'll commit to the storagebox service

How should I do backups?

I have a server running Debian with 24 TB of storage. I would ideally like to back up all of it, though much of it is torrents, so only the ones with low seeders really need backed up. I know about the 321 rule but it sounds like it would be expensive. What do you do for backups? Also if anyone uses tape drives for backups I am...

ponchow8NC ,

Damn never heard of them looks great. Is there any catch or is it like a small company that might go out of business in a few years? I still haven't had to backup more then 4tb but once I do get up to those numbers they might be the best option compared to offsite hard drives like I been doing

ponchow8NC ,

Agree 100% about the smart data and hate the excuse of "I have too many drives..." but I guess I understand since they're a wholesaler. They mostly rely on their vendors for the testing. The only words of advise I can give since I was in the same exact shoes as you a couple months ago is this on ebay: stick to known sellers (serverpartsdeals and goharddrives are the big, reliable ones on there), aim for something less than 5 years old since actual powered on hours aren't really reliable like miles on a car, look for a seller warranty and a free return policy not a manufacturer warranty since they were kinda a bitch to deal with, make sure you message them about packaging the drives correctly (bubblewrap + antistatic bag + box) can't tell how many of them thought it was fine sending a drive in a yellow bubblewrap envelope, and the biggest one is multiple drives since you already have that covered I don't need to explain it. For 4tb I wouldn't go anywhere above 35$ USD think that's 33€ but could be wrong. I wish you luck

ponchow8NC ,

Cathode ray dude did a great video on this the 90s were a magical time. There's also a dvd version iirc

ponchow8NC ,

Curious about the age of the oldest one

ponchow8NC OP ,

The tagginator makes a comeback. I missed you, buddy.

ponchow8NC OP ,

Honestly I have no clue. My train of thought was if you could register it, which I havent tested, then the warranty could work. Was kinda hoping someone here or in the original post went through my situation and could clairfy things.

ponchow8NC OP ,

Yeah I'm guessing this is the easiest option to just get my money back. Appreciate it and I'll update the post with what I go with. I already have another drive that I tested and works so I'm not desperate for now.

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