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Quoth · 04-10-2023, 07:17 PM

A 512 G SSD may be optimal size for speed and reliability right now on a hybrid system with also an HDD. Often 2x 256G "interleaved" so faster than 256 G. A 1T and 2T are usually no faster and more likely to fail. A hybrid system is very fast as programs are all on SSD but SMART gives advance warning of HDD fail and even when starting to fail existing data can mostly be read.

The new laptop was crazy cheap €360 inc VAT, which is why it's only 256 G SSD, but it has the SATA HDD bay and I had a spare hardly used 1T HDD. My main workstation 512 G SSD is less than 8% full because all the data files are on a 3.5" 4T HDD, which was €40 with 2 year warranty.

I use rync for online backups to attic server and a 2nd workstation and to sync main laptop and workstation. Then there are 3x USB HDDs for backups.

I think all the NVMe PCIe SSDs are Samsung.

My home "cable TV" station uses two USB memory sticks as it's read-only 24x7. They are fast enough and it's very cheap. The continuous random seeks would be bad for an HDD. The HDMI output feeds a cheap standalone box to generate H.264 HDTV on DVB-T into the home TV & Satellite distribution system.

04-10-2023, 07:17 PM	#19
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,145 Karma: 105212035 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	A 512 G SSD may be optimal size for speed and reliability right now on a hybrid system with also an HDD. Often 2x 256G "interleaved" so faster than 256 G. A 1T and 2T are usually no faster and more likely to fail. A hybrid system is very fast as programs are all on SSD but SMART gives advance warning of HDD fail and even when starting to fail existing data can mostly be read. The new laptop was crazy cheap €360 inc VAT, which is why it's only 256 G SSD, but it has the SATA HDD bay and I had a spare hardly used 1T HDD. My main workstation 512 G SSD is less than 8% full because all the data files are on a 3.5" 4T HDD, which was €40 with 2 year warranty. I use rync for online backups to attic server and a 2nd workstation and to sync main laptop and workstation. Then there are 3x USB HDDs for backups. I think all the NVMe PCIe SSDs are Samsung. My home "cable TV" station uses two USB memory sticks as it's read-only 24x7. They are fast enough and it's very cheap. The continuous random seeks would be bad for an HDD. The HDMI output feeds a cheap standalone box to generate H.264 HDTV on DVB-T into the home TV & Satellite distribution system. Last edited by Quoth; 04-10-2023 at 07:26 PM.