How I Backup - Hackdot

Re:How I Backup by 1oooqooq on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:38AM (#39523311)

that's a somewhat expensive setup to still do all the work of dealing with dead drives and manually doing replication and dealing with conflicts (I fear the pain of dealing with his 4way daily backup of the same data over desktop/laptop/2 pen drives)

zfs rent = 4+TB drive + $10/mo (base 1TB) + $5*3 (extra 3TB) = drive + $25/mo

hetzner = 5TB $10.9/mo

vultr = $5/mo (probably more)

4x ~4TB drives = $800

assuming you replace drives every 5yrs: $3,254 or $54.23/mo.

assuming the drives last 10yr which are common now: $5,708 or $47.56/mo.

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Re:How I Backup by aChattuio on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:52AM (#39523441)

A 4tb drive costs 80-120€

7€/month for 5y

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Re:How I Backup by 1oooqooq on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @05:59AM (#39536410)

that price is for barracudas. then you will be lucky to replace them every 2 years.

wd gold and others that will last 5~10years are actually more expensive for 4TB ($500) because they are old stock for people that for some reason need that model.

The sweet spot for top quality HDD is always 200~300. In whatever capacity du jour. (14~20TB today)

nitipicking drive cost aside, the monthly services are the bulky of the cost.

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