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   From: lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com   
      
   On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:32:07 +0100, D wrote:   
   >>> I wonder if it would be possible to build a PB storage system for   
   >>> archive use cases on a bunch of Pi 5? =) Does it have any good ways to   
   >>> connect disks, or is it still only USB? I wonder how many disks per   
   >>> system it could handle with confidence?   
      
   On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:   
   >> https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/raspberry-pi-5-with-ssd/   
   >>   
   >> The Pi 5 has a PCIe port and there are Raspberry and third party NMVe   
   >> solutions.   
      
   On 2025-01-18, D  wrote:   
   > Interesting! Thank you for the link. This could be a fun hobby project. I   
   > wonder if it would be possible, over time, to get it to such a state that   
   > someone might actually consider using it in production environments? With   
   > sounds and strong redundancy, maybe!   
      
   I have a shelf with IDE/PATA and SATA drives from 200GB and up, that I have   
   not had the heart to throw out. Would it be worth the trouble to find an   
   enclosure and build a NAS out of them? Probably not. The enclosures that   
   can hold 4-6 drives seem to cost twice what a 4 TB USB-3 archive drive   
   costs, so a Pi-4, a USB-3 hub, and two of those wrapped up with rubber   
   bands in a shoebox would be cheaper.   
      
   Would anyone like a couple of smaller (say 200 MB) drives for repairing   
   antique systems that can't handle more than 32 bits worth of space?   
      
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