Comment by dannyw
3 years ago
You can never rely on a storage medium being perfect, so you must always plan for redundancy (e.g. ZFS, off-site backups).
When you have that, cheaping out on storage doesn’t matter so much anymore.
3 years ago
You can never rely on a storage medium being perfect, so you must always plan for redundancy (e.g. ZFS, off-site backups).
When you have that, cheaping out on storage doesn’t matter so much anymore.
I am assuming appropriate precautions are being taken, so that is beside the point.
I'm talking about saving a dime on cheapo, non-reputable drives only to then spend extra time verifying they are actually fit for service.
Why? Why would someone do this? I'm of the mind that buying a drive from a reputable vendor and saving yourself the time of verification and other red tape is worth the additional cost premium.
"Why would someone do this? "
Personally, I have used f3 to identify counterfeit/buggy hardware. However, direct manufacturer sales or large retail-chain outlets have proven far more trustworthy than online 3rd party sales options.
It is also something people do if the hardware serial number looks suspicious. =)
Some people enjoy the process of hardware and software tinkering. I personally like to "cost golf" all my home gaming PCs, by taking advantage of great deals, auctions, and some judicious part selection.
I have a lot of fun doing so.