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10 minutes ago, ZFarnworth said:

I Had a idea @LinusTech Why dont you buy 60 lots of 32gb usbs and Combine them into a massive cheap and affordable server 

In what world is it cheaper to buy usbs than buy hdds

 

EDIT: some math here, if we consider 1 lot to be lets say 10 usb drives. That is 320GB storage per lot. 60 times 320GB is about 19TB (in fact a bit less) thats like 1 and a half seagate 12TB drives. That is not gonna be very space efficient. Not sure if it would even be cheaper than just buying the HDDs

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A USB 3.0 32GB flash drive would be around 7 USD.

60*32GB = a little under 2TB

60*7 USD  = 420 USD (Nice.)

 

A 2TB HDD: 60-80 USD.

 

The setup you have suggested is not quite... Let's call it competitive with HDD's.

If you are interested in a video where someone does something like this, check out this video from the 8-Bit Guy:

 

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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More expensive

Slower

No wear leveling

No caching

More bulky

Already done...

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2 hours ago, ZeouLs said:

In what world is it cheaper to buy usbs than buy hdds

 

EDIT: some math here, if we consider 1 lot to be lets say 10 usb drives. That is 320GB storage per lot. 60 times 320GB is about 19TB (in fact a bit less) thats like 1 and a half seagate 12TB drives. That is not gonna be very space efficient. Not sure if it would even be cheaper than just buying the HDDs

yes sorry about my maths 

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