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Suggestion for buying drive (feddit.nl)
submitted 3 months ago by VitabytesDev@feddit.nl to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Recently, my 10-year old drive that I pulled out of an old computer died. I want to buy another one now. The machine will run Jellyfin (I have an existing collection that I will be transferring from another drive), Immich, and the *arr stack.

I have this motherboard which has one SATA port and one PCIe x1 port. For this reason, I won't be able to add a second drive for redudancy, unless I add a PCIe to SATA card.

My biggest concern is that I want the drive to last. I don't want much capacity, I think 1-2 TB is enough. My budget is from 0€ (of course) to 65-70€.

So I have a couple of questions:

  • Should I buy an SSD or an HDD?
  • I live in Greece and ServerPartDeals is not an option because shipping is really high. Do you know a place where I could purchase it? (Preferably in Greece, but not necessary)
  • Do you have any specific drive suggestions?
  • Is there any other way (except for buying a PCIe to SATA card) to add more drives in the motherboard?

Thank you.

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[–] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My recommendation would be buying a used HDD at a local online marketplace, if you want bang for the buck, if you don't, then buy a SSD from AliExpress(important to check reviews)

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

OP wants it to last, so I wouldn't consider used hardware an option

[–] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I have bought several used hardware at local marketplaces which are working like a charm, it depends if you know about what are you looking for when you buy.