2026-03-30 00:24 UTC
Homelab update: Ordered a new HBA card and it works! As I start to go through my HD collection, I realize that most of my smaller <2TB drives are 15+ years old. Oops. Looking at HD prices, I paid $266CAD in 2020 for one WD NAS RED 8TB. Today the same drive is $620!!! Isn’t tech support to get cheaper over time? Older drives will be put to use somewhere.
For now, I am happy that the TrueNAS is up and running. It will start with 2 pools: 4 x 4TB and 5 x 8TB.
#homelab #selfhosting
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@michael@mitchelltribe.rodeo 2026-03-30 00:51
I am reusing hard drives too I ordered a couple of large ones in October last year before the prices started to spike and started looking all over my house for those old drives they still work. Hopefully weathering this storm #homelab #selfhosting
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@ianh@phpc.social 2026-03-30 06:58
@outofcontrol Don't think I've ever binned a HDD (rightly or wrongly). Have these sitting next to me.. most IDE connectors. There's at least 3 there with win95 and win2k on them 😃 And yup, next to them is also a bunch kf 3.5" floppies, half blank and half with old SAM Coupé games on them. I bought 2x Seagate EXOS 16TB HDDs in November last year for £200.56 each. They're now £549! Insane 🤯