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Help me decide which disks to buy for my media storage (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi,

I am going to purchase more disks to my PC to store video content for my Plex server.

My PC only fits two disks so I am thinking of buying the largest ones I can find.

Found these two so far which has pretty low price in my country:

Toshiba MG09ACA18TE 512MB 18TB
Seagate Exos X18 ST18000NM000J 256MB 18TB

My hardware knowledge is zero so I am wondering what you think of these two, is one better than the other?

Just for reference, I have this hardware:

Cooler Master CMP 510
Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
Corsair RM750X 750W v2

Do you see any issues buying any of the disks with this hardware?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you are looking for the largest drives, you have 20 and 22 TB drives over 18TB. Obviously, you should get the best deals on 18 and 20 TB drives. Boith of this drives will work with your hardware. just look for the best $/TB ratio and the longest warranty time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info. I ended up buying one Toshiba for now. Will probably get another one later on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hope it helped.

Good luck with your drive!