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I don't use SSDs, but the HDDs in my NAS started failing one by one after a few years. Whenever one failed, I just put a new one in, and that was it. ZFS rebalanced things automatically and I went on with my life.

It just sounds like you spent $3k to solve a problem you could have solved with $200...

Unrelatedly, does the name "Realms of Despair" mean anything to you?



HDDs make noise, you can only use them if you have more rooms than you need.

Nope


Everyone has a closet or cupboard under the stairs where a NAS can live. it doesnt need a room of its own.


But my argument was "a failing disk can just be swapped for another one with zero other hassle".


It might work for file storage, but I don't think the OS drives can be raided in a way that is hotswappable?


If your OS supports ZFS, I think you can, but I always put a lightweight OS on a separate drive, as it's for a NAS.




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