ElectroSpore

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I am building a new house and I am trying to prewire as much as possible. If price was not an object what would you pre-wire? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Don't forget

  • Outdoor security camera placment.s
  • Outdoor power along the roof line on an indoor switch for holiday lights
Has anyone ever had drives that lasted for decades? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I have had many individual drives last decades at work and at home the problem is that the odds for failure are the same for each individual drive but if you have more drives the odds that YOU will see a failure increase.

It is like saying what are the odds or rolling a 1 on a 6 sided die

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1654073/probabilities-for-rolling-multiple-dice-and-getting-one-number-or-greater

1 16.67% 4 38.58%

So think of it like having a PC with one drive, vs having a NAS which typically has 4 drives. The more drives you have the more likely it is that you will see at least one failure during the life of the drive.

An Example: HDD Price Development Before Black Friday (Single Sample/ Product Only) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Camel Camel Camel has good data on this for several countries. Also differs by exact model

WDBWLG0180HBK-EESN (both up)

Germany

Canada

WDBWLG0180HBK-NESN (down)

Canada