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Laptops focused on storage.

ClassicNoob
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Hi I'm wondering if there is any laptop focused on just storage.

Something like a laptop with core i3, 4gb ram, integrated gpu, 3 to 4 expendable expansion slots sata/m.2, can be running linux, 1 thunderbolt, 4 usb type A 3.0/3.1, a typical laptop battery preferably removable and mediocre sound card and maybe a headphone jack.

I don't know much about specs but what I'm picturing is a laptop thats can be bulky but can take lots of files in and out fast, lots of storage, can view the files onboard, and can handle light computer works like web browsing, watching 720p quality videos and editing photos.

I would like this because my family takes lots of pictures of nature and wildlife and fill up our computer, we travel a lot, external hard drives are not very reliable, internet is slow out here in northeast India and nonexistent in some of the places we go meaning we can't rely on cloud solutions.

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How many tb of storage space do you need? Since you can get 8tb m.2 drives, I don't see a point of so many drive bays. 

 

I have some big 17in laptops with 3 2.5in bays(one converted optical bay) and a msata, but id just get a high capacity ssd here.

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6 minutes ago, ClassicNoob said:

external hard drives are not very reliable

They're pretty much as reliable as internal drives. Having a ton of space helps nothing if you don't keep backups.

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For now we have 3 1tb computers filled, 1tb and a 2tb  external hard drive filled.

And we are constantly adding more pictures so for now maybe a 8tb will do.

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9 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

They're pretty much as reliable as internal drives. Having a ton of space helps nothing if you don't keep backups.

What I meant was the cable/connections are not very good, when we transfer files the slightest touch or bump on the cord and it disconnects

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6 minutes ago, ClassicNoob said:

What I meant was the cable/connections are not very good, when we transfer files the slightest touch or bump on the cord and it disconnects

Well thats just a shitty drive/cable.

The only real danger to external hard drives is if you go on a lot of bumpy roads, that can mess them up sometimes. 

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44 minutes ago, ClassicNoob said:

For now we have 3 1tb computers filled, 1tb and a 2tb  external hard drive filled.

And we are constantly adding more pictures so for now maybe a 8tb will do.

How about a nas or cloud service?

 

How do you back these photos up? you don't want these all in one place.

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On 7/10/2021 at 10:24 AM, Electronics Wizardy said:

How about a nas or cloud service?

 

How do you back these photos up? you don't want these all in one place.

Ok I didn't think/research properly before posting.  I didn't know what a nas was before but after searching through linus tech tip videos I found that a nas was what I was kinda picturing

Also the external hard drives are the backups so yea I'll look into a nas.

thanks

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