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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
It also depends on which brand / model you use. The newer Samsung models are rated much better than older SSD's.
And I've got news for you: spinning hard drives break down all the time.
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I've dealt with hundreds of failed mechanical hard drives in the course of my IT career, and perhaps half a dozen personal drive failures. Fortunately my drive failures have always occurred as part of a RAID array, so I have never lost data.
It would still be foolish to store important data on a RAID array alone, as a fire, theft or ransomware could render it unrecoverable.
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Originally Posted by Daox
This is a 'next step' deal, but I am considering getting a new power supply for the computer. There doesn't seem to be a great selection of power supplies for a low power system like this. PC parts picker estimates my max power consumption at ~130W. I kind of doubt it'll even get that high. I'm obviously looking for something as efficient as possible as well. Any suggestions?
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I'd get
something to measure power consumption and go from there. PSU efficiency has a lot to do with buying one rated near the actual loads it will be supplying. Buying a 1000W PSU with 85% efficiency rating will not get 85% efficiency if the load is 50 watts.
These days, for casual home use, I just recommend people use a laptop since it's low power by design, small footprint, quiet, and has built in battery backup. Decent new ones can be had for $300. Better used ones can be had for $200. I give away serviceable used ones frequently (I've got 2 sitting next to me needing a little work before I find a home for them).