yeah? I like the sound of a network attached storage unit. Actually, I think what I'm going to do is get a single enclosure and a TB disk and back up my home directory yearly for storage and for the year just keeping it on my SSD.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 1:41 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote: > > The option is also to look into a nas appliance such as a synology or qnap. > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 9:49 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm sure it is Brian. Thanks for the ideas Stephen. Unfortunately, my >> finances won't swing for that so what I am thinking is to put a RAID >> on my NUCand to run that until it dies (like all of my other >> equipment. >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 12:43 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > That looks like an excellent machine and the best part is that in a year >> > or 2 if you want a faster system AMD likes to use the same CPU socket for >> > the majority of their processors and over multiple years, so you can drop >> > their current flagship processor into that came machine and have a much >> > much faster computer. >> > >> > That's also a good machine since the processor that Stephen chose has a >> > built in GPU that is almost certainly more powerful than your current GPU. >> > >> > Brian >> > >> > On 7/18/20 7:47 AM, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > >> > Just an idea and ballpark cost. >> > >> > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 6:11 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> yeah? I was planning on doing the enclosure thing powered separately. >> >> As for whether my USBs are 1 or 2 lshw|grep us seems to indicate I >> >> only have USB2. But you know what they say.... play with what you >> >> have! >> >> *-usb:0 >> >> *-usbhost >> >> bus info: usb@1 >> >> logical name: usb1 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> *-usb >> >> bus info: usb@1:1 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> *-usb:1 >> >> *-usbhost >> >> bus info: usb@2 >> >> logical name: usb2 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> *-usb >> >> bus info: usb@2:1 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> *-usb:0 >> >> bus info: usb@2:1.4 >> >> capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.00 >> >> configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s >> >> *-usb:1 >> >> bus info: usb@2:1.7 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> *-usb:0 >> >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.2 >> >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA >> >> speed=2Mbit/s >> >> *-usb:1 >> >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.3 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA >> >> speed=2Mbit/s >> >> *-usb:2 >> >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.4 >> >> capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host >> >> configuration: driver=usb-storage >> >> maxpower=100mA speed=480Mbit/s >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 4:21 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > It's a good idea, however I don't think a NUC will have a big enough >> >> > power supply to support that many hard drives. If you could get that >> >> > many attached to it, it would probably cause the hard drive to fail >> >> > rather quickly on a NUC. You would need to get some sort of external >> >> > USB attached hard drive enclosure with it's own power supply to make it >> >> > work right. I would only do that if your NUC has USB3 and the enclosure >> >> > also is USB3. USB2 would just make your storage painfully slow. >> >> > >> >> > An NVMe is a new kind of SSD that is essentially attached directly to a >> >> > mini PCIe port. Since it can be accessed at PCIe speeds it isn't bottle >> >> > necked by the SATA bus, so the read speeds are in gigabytes per second. >> >> > Or in other words it makes everything hard drive related happen >> >> > instantly. Boot times are usually less that 2 to 3 seconds. Login >> >> > times are virtually instant. When you first get one, you will tell your >> >> > computer to reboot and then wonder why al lt did was logout until you >> >> > realize that it completely shut down and rebooted to the login screen in >> >> > less time than your old computer could just logout. >> >> > >> >> > Brian Cluff >> >> > >> >> > On 7/18/20 12:35 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> > > Thanks Brian. The hard drive is actually only 5yo with 2 years of use. >> >> > > What is a NVMe? What do you think about what I';m thinking about doing >> >> > > with the NUC? >> >> > > >> >> > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:29 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss >> >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> You'll need RAM too... didn't see that in the list. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> I would also make sure that you get a motherboard that has a place >> >> > >> for >> >> > >> at least 1 NVMe. Then I would recommend that you get at least one >> >> > >> NVMe. It doesn't have to be huge, but if you can put at least your >> >> > >> OS >> >> > >> on the NVMe, it will make your whole machine feel 50 times faster >> >> > >> than >> >> > >> if you keep using a 10 year old hard drive.... Trust me, it will be >> >> > >> worth every cent to get it. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> I would also recommend getting an AMD machine right now. You can >> >> > >> get a >> >> > >> whole lot more for your money right now with AMD. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> BTW What's the price range you are looking at spending? >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Brian Cluff >> >> > >> >> >> > >> On 7/17/20 11:11 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> > >>> I think I figured out what I want to do..... I'm going to buy a >> >> > >>> chassis, motherboard, CPU, and power supply and then frankenstein >> >> > >>> the >> >> > >>> hard drive, the wireless card, and the video card from the old >> >> > >>> machine >> >> > >>> (got to do this as cheaply as I can). What else could I >> >> > >>> frankenstein? >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 10:25 PM Michael <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>>> Wellp, I am going to do something I never have done before..... I'm >> >> > >>>> going to get a new computer. Well I think I'll have one put >> >> > >>>> together.... I'll put it together. Where would go to get a chassis >> >> > >>>> and >> >> > >>>> motherboard then I'll put all of the other guts in. Is such an >> >> > >>>> animal >> >> > >>>> in existence?I thought of another NUC but they aren't like what >> >> > >>>> they >> >> > >>>> were. 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