Comment on The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore
worhui@lemmy.world 1 week agoI’ve used the same PSU and case and drives and network card for a decade
How many full backups do you have of the data on a decade old drive?
Storage is one of the most relevant things to be continually replacing. I have decade old drives as well but they live in tandem with their replacements as mirrors. Until recently storage was so insanely cheap there was little reason not to replace it.
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 1 week ago
12 4tb drives in mirrored pairs in a zfs pool on a headless server supporting our local media server and various other data storage needs. The only stuff on the desktop is game installs and software.
Most of us who survived desktop gaming in the early 2000 learned not to keep anything important locally cause your gonna have to wipe your os every now and then.