HDD vs SSD for Backup: Which Should You Use?
HDD or SSD for backup? Compare capacity, speed, portability, cost and restore performance to decide which storage type fits your backup strategy.
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CMR vs SMR Hard Drives: Which Should You Buy for NAS, Backup and Storage?
CMR or SMR? Learn which hard-drive recording technology makes sense for NAS, RAID, backups and bulk storage, why exact model numbers matter, and when SMR is actually a reasonable choice.
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Backblaze Hard Drive Reliability: What Years of Drive Data Really Tell Home Users
Backblaze publishes one of the most useful public datasets in storage: daily health records from hundreds of thousands of drives running in its data centers. I wanted to know what that data actually tells a home user shopping for backup, NAS or bulk-storage drives, so I pulled the public Drive Stats data into my own deterministic analysis instead of relying on a single quarter or a few headline numbers. Quick answer: Backblaze data is extremely useful, but it does not support a simple conclusion like “Brand X is best.” The better lesson is that specific drive models, capacity generations, age,
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Hard Drive Know IT Guyde: HDDs for Backup, NAS and Bulk Storage
A practical hard-drive buying guide for backup, NAS and bulk storage, including HDD vs SSD, CMR vs SMR, capacity planning, reliability and Amazon buying paths.
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What’s Happening with the CPU / GPU Markets and Hard Drives are Cheaper Than Ever – HGG473
We have Bob Buskirk and Ryan Kerschner from ThinkComputers.org are back this week as we spend some time talking about the GPU and CPU markets, Hard Drive and Solid State storage and a long look at Bob’s new 49 Inch Ultra Widescreen Monitor. If you are a Patreon Subscriber or follow the Live Channel on…
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It’s the 400 Show! John Zajdler and Christian to Celebrate – HGG400
John Zajdler and Christian Johnson are back as we discuss the state of the Home Server and what is the sweet spot for Hard Drive size when it comes to purchasing. We also spend some time looking at some recent news about security breaches around Slack and Docker and get Christian’s opinion on both. It’s…
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