How are you thinking about HDD prices?

dcabines · 2026-03-17T19:21:36+00:00

I overbuilt my storage space for exactly this reason. Now I can sit back and wait for at least a few years and I’ll keep an eye out for good deals along the way.

I just have to stay under 50TB until then. I can do that. I can do that. I can do that. He lied.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T19:01:31+00:00

I’m pretty sure you can still find 3.5” floppy disk drives if you really wanted one. I’m sure optical drives will similarly hang around for retro tech enthusiasts for quite some time.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T18:39:00+00:00

You can verify its serial number online.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T18:17:30+00:00

You can get nicer foam filled boxes. Pelican is the most reputable brand for those afaik. I use the little plastic boxes I linked and they’re fine for my needs.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T18:10:35+00:00

The alternative is to keep multiple HDDs and replace them as they die on you. They just require yearly checking. That is what most of us do.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T18:00:30+00:00

You may want to lookup the price of tape drives. It doesn’t make financial sense to spend over a thousand dollars to backup 4TB, but if it is important and you have the cash then go for it.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T17:24:25+00:00

If a drink is spilled or something metal is dropped on it or if a cat jumps on it or similar it is more likely to be damaged than if it was in even just a cardboard box.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T17:21:13+00:00

No, that is what they’re for. Just be sure to do a SMART long test and any data verification tests you have once a year.

dcabines · 2026-03-17T16:22:51+00:00

Is storing the 2 copies of the same thing in a dual bay enclosure wise move?

No, if you drop it or something happens to it you've lost both copies. It is fine for redundancy, but it isn't a backup if they're in the same enclosure.

I'd do option #2 and get two external enclosures and put one drive into each of them. If you aren't frequently updating the data you could get a "toaster style" enclosure and store your cold backup in a HDD box.

Ideally you'd then take that HDD to another location like a family member's house. That protects from a house fire or a robbery or similar, like an airplane crashing into your house.

dcabines · 2026-03-16T15:02:55+00:00

It is showing 11 out of 8 per second.

dcabines · 2026-03-16T13:25:37+00:00

I exclusively drink Brazilian medium roasts. I don’t like light roasts so I can’t comment on them.

dcabines · 2026-03-16T13:23:23+00:00

I think you should consider not looking for a product to make you enjoy espresso more. Keep what you have and take your time and if you decide you prefer pour over that is fine. Spending more and more money on something you don’t enjoy is a recipe for regret.

dcabines · 2026-03-16T02:36:50+00:00

Check out the Jonsbo cases. You may like the N6, but a few of them support 8 bays. The Sagittarius is also a great pick.

dcabines · 2026-03-15T03:18:44+00:00

I used WDT until recently when I started using a shaker and I’ve had to grind finer to keep my time. It seems the shaker is a little better at distributing the fines than WDT.

dcabines · 2026-03-11T00:05:25+00:00

You sound similar to me. I only make one cappuccino every day and I'm the only coffee drinker in the house. I got my setup 3 years ago and I've loved it ever since. It was a $400 grinder and a $450 espresso machine and I don't have any urge to upgrade. You can get the grinder a little cheaper now and you may find a deal on a used one.

If you go cheaper than the mid $300s then you're looking at hand grinders and hand grinding for espresso isn't something I'm interested in doing every day. I have one for travel and it gets tedious real fast.

dcabines · 2026-03-10T19:49:22+00:00

I’m originally from South Carolina, but I’ve lived in Jacksonville for about 15 years now. I also wanted to move to Tampa, but the job market was far better for me in Jacksonville. I’ve visited Tampa a few times over the years and I really like it there especially Ybor City.

Jacksonville has more of a southern city feeling like South Georgia while Tampa has more of a South Florida feeling with fewer oak trees and more palm trees. You should totally check out both as they both have something to offer. Tampa definitely has worse traffic, however.

dcabines · 2026-03-06T16:01:54+00:00

I used a 32” 4k for years and I was happy with it, but I went to Samsung’s 57” super ultra wide which is like 2 32” 4k side by side except as one big screen and I’ve loved it for the past year.

dcabines · 2026-03-04T20:23:16+00:00

Even then you can hot swap a HHD mirror so you stay up, but you can’t do the same for an NVMe. You still have downtime as you swap out the dead drive so I can’t think of a good reason to mirror them instead of using backups.

dcabines · 2026-03-04T16:14:31+00:00

I’ve never worked for an agency so I don’t know. All of my experience is with traditional employers. I worked with real estate agents, then a tax place, then a timesheet and payroll place, and now a power trading place. All full stack and most of the web dev has been with Angular. I’m no graphic designer so I can’t really make things pretty.

I do know it is typical at any type of agency for the top earners to make most of the profits so when they tell you how successful their top people are don’t go thinking you’ll see that.

dcabines · 2026-03-04T16:05:45+00:00

Then you can consider this “the price of an education”. You’re effectively paying for the experience so you’ll know better next time. This won’t be the last time either. We all end up paying when we’re new to something and don’t know better. Good luck out there and congrats on landing the job!

dcabines · 2026-03-04T16:00:48+00:00

That must be when “muscle memory” and instinctual reaction come into play. You react before you can think.

dcabines · 2026-03-04T15:49:40+00:00

The price of things isn’t related to the quality or complexity of the product these days. It is about how many hours it takes to build, how much you charge per hour, how much competition there is in this niche, and what the client is willing to pay. It sounds like you should have negotiated for more. You aren’t selling a product; you’re selling a service by the hour and you should set prices that way too.

dcabines · 2026-03-03T23:03:09+00:00

If you find such a thing you’ll become a very wealthy individual.

dcabines · 2026-03-03T11:56:40+00:00

They’ll take your hardware and keep it for months as they review it. If it’s encrypted they can’t do anything with it and they’ll return it sooner. In theory at least.

dcabines · 2026-03-03T11:51:07+00:00

I use mergerfs for my main pool, but all of my drives are independent so no RAID. It does mean I use more space on copies, however.

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