Comment by stavros

1 day ago

I don't use SSDs, but the HDDs in my NAS started failing one by one after a few years. Whenever one failed, I just put a new one in, and that was it. ZFS rebalanced things automatically and I went on with my life.

It just sounds like you spent $3k to solve a problem you could have solved with $200...

Unrelatedly, does the name "Realms of Despair" mean anything to you?

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bullen  1 day ago

HDDs make noise, you can only use them if you have more rooms than you need.

Nope

  • alt227  1 day ago

    Everyone has a closet or cupboard under the stairs where a NAS can live. it doesnt need a room of its own.

  • stavros  1 day ago

    But my argument was "a failing disk can just be swapped for another one with zero other hassle".