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What are good harddrives to use with servers
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If you say "harddrive" ... do you mean actual harddrives or are you using it synonymous with "storage"? If you really talk about actual harddrives, it's hard to even find datacenter/server harddrives below 4 TB. Usually server HDDs start with 8 or 12 TB. You can even find HDDs with 20 TB - Seagate Exos series for example, starting at around 360 Euros (ca. 400 USD).
If you're in for a general storage, preferably SSD, that's another issue. There is the Samsung 870 QVO (8 TB) SSD that is often advertised as "datacenter SSD" (so I assume it would run well in a server that is active 24/7), but it is currently available with a maximum of 8 TB. The 870 QVO is at ca. 70 Euros per terabyte (ca. 77 USD) which, in my experience, is the current price range for SSDs. So it has a high price seen from the outside but it's actually fine. It's also a one-time investment.
For selfhosting I'd go with an SSD-only setup.
From personal experience I'd say, stick with the "larger" brands like Samsung or Seagate.
I was thinking actual hard drives, not SSDs...
Okay, so ... then maybe really look into the Seagate Exos drives. 20 TB should be pretty much fine for most selfhosting adventures.
I have a few of those, and while the ones I bought have worked out fine so far, I think it's worth cautioning people that they are annoyingly loud doing basic operations.
Absolutely. They’re advertised for being used in datecenters, so I assume noise optimization wasn’t a concern for Seagate when creating those drives.
that wouldn't be a problem for me, as my server is located in the basement. But good to know!