[mythtv-users] 3TB...poof

[Greg Oliver]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:11 PM Stephen Worthington <
stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:37:13 +0800, you wrote:
>
> >As the cost of flash drops it looks more and more attractive. You *can*
> get 4T samsung SSDs.
>
> Except that when you run the figures for a MythTV recording drive,
> even a 4 TByte SSD will get worn out pretty rapidly.  That is for the
> level of recording I do though, which is pretty heavy.  When huge SSDs
> get down in price enough that you can afford to replace them every 4-5
> years, then they will be the right choice for MythTV.  But we are not
> there yet.
>

I have been running MythTV since the early 2000s and since 2008 as the main
System in the house.  I have had (and all are still in use):

2x (5x 2TB) Raid-5 Enclosure
1x (5x 3TB) Raid-5 Enclosure
1x (5x 6TB) Raid-5 Enclosure

They are all the same brand (SansDigital) tower which has E-Sata and USB
outputs.  I have had to replace the fans and PS in 3 of 4 (the 6TB array
will start dieing soon I am sure), but I have never lost a single drive.  I
do vacuum the front screens and back fan and vents routinely (old telecom
routine maintenance habit I suppose)..

Anyhow, they are relatively cheap in relation since they come fully ready
to go - no external power or anything is required, but they are not network
connected, so an Esata connection is needed (unless you are courageous and
want to run USB3).
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