Recent content by Herlock

Greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!

Hi, everyone. Have a question that may seem illogical, but I’m kinda puzzled. I like to build my PCs by buying all components and assembling it myself. In order to build a desktop PC with an AMD processor (my first non-Intel build), which will support PCIe 4, do I need to include a CPU with PCIe...

Yes, we are indeed at an interesting inflection point regarding storage technology. Just a few weeks ago, Linux Tech Tips had a video on his YouTube channel showing off a 100TB SSD, currently priced at a whopping $40,000!!!!!! But, as we know, these prices are going in only one direction, and...

MalVeaux, you make an excellent point on desktop grade HDDs being a good solution for my almost completely static data storage purposes, especially since I am mirroring the data, and yes, I do use optical drive backup for the most critical data I cannot afford to ever lose, by using ultra-cheap...

Thanks for all the info. Yes, I have a very specific purpose in mind. Currently, I have a 4TB WD Red drive on my Intel i7 Manjaro KDE desktop, exclusively dedicated to store personal data, to include scanned records going back decades, some music (my CD collection converted to FLAC), etc...

That's an excellent point I hadn't considered. Thanks!!

Hi, all. In the Seagate website, their EXOS HDD line is touted as their "enterprise" grade drives, with the implication they are their highest quality and more reliable drives. Yet, when looking at Seagate drives' pricing in Amazon, I see that their EXOS X16 12 TB is just $270, whereas their...