I'm looking to pickup some hard drives and setup a local NAS and start to archive information. I have seen too many things disappear recently and my internet has been getting worse - I am sensing that my ISP is starting to exfiltrate for the government and I have noticed some websites don't load via my ISP but they do via my cell phone and it's consistently dropping out a couple times a day and taking 3-5s for pings.....that is insane..... Anyone have some good suggestions for combinations and good quality at decent prices. Looking for robustness, no subscriptions, and ideally open source where available.
I want expandable options ideally that I can upgrade over time without replacing too much.
The internet has died....i need to gather what I can and back it up. I cannot trust the future any more. I need the data.
Tips appreciated
Do you have suggestions for models of HDDs that are good?
I'm not shure about modern manufacturers, at least avoid ones with Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology.
I have few 25-years old IDE Hitachi and Seagate HDDs that still works perfectly and didn't lose a bit after a dosen years forgotten in a cabinet.
Check apropriate hardware forums about current models and manufacturers. WD,HGST, Seagate and Toshiba is main manufacturers, but you should carefully select specific model, since all of them use cost reducing technologies (like SMR) in their devices now.