The reason that companies pay a lot of money for more reliable drives isn't uptime or loss-prevention. There are better ways to solve that. The reason is because it's super expensive to have a guy go pull the drive. That's not a cost the homelabber has to pay. Buy retail drives, put them in a sensible configuration, and be on your merry way.
The reason that companies pay a lot of money for more reliable drives isn't uptime or loss-prevention. There are better ways to solve that. The reason is because it's super expensive to have a guy go pull the drive. That's not a cost the homelabber has to pay. Buy retail drives, put them in a sensible configuration, and be on your merry way.