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   On 04 Nov 25  17:14:08, Nick Boel said the following to Nick Andre:   
      
   NB> I wouldn't mind a 24SFF 380, and there's quite a few listed /with/ drives,    
   NB> I need to be patiend to find the right combination. There might be one with   
   NB> 16TB 10k SAS drives, but only 2x 2.0ghz 6 core processors, and then another   
   NB> with no HDDs, but 2x 2.6ghz 20 core processors.   
   NB>    
   NB> Sumsabitches know what they're doing. ;)   
      
   I see the cost of 16tb drives fluctuating lately... seen them go for $200Cdn    
   to sometimes $300Cdn here... Canuck seller mind you.   
      
   NB> Heck, if I went with a 12LFF 730xd I'd think I would be able to use the dri   
   NB> I currently have, after I migrate all the VMs to the new drives. So I guess   
   NB> kinda answered my own question there.. heh, get 4 more 2TB 3.5" drives and   
   NB> just add the ones I already have to the mix.   
      
   I started down the rabbit-hole of NAS storage with those WD-Mybook things, of    
   which I quickly outgrew... which led to acquiring the servers from a local    
   chop-shop in Toronto.   
      
   Nick   
      
   --- Renegade vY2Ka2   
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