This seems a bit outdated. I don't think anybody is buying a 128GB SSD in 2025.
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2025
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I'm gonna do that right now, just to prove you wrong.
To prove it you'll buy 8 of them even!
Ok zoomer
I got a 128gb SSD for free as a promotion
I don't think windows 11 will even allow you to install it on a 128gb anymore, too bloated for that.
And bigger SSDs are faster; they have more channels than the smaller SSDs.
Both! Root/C on SSD, bulk data storage on HDD.
What about 2tb SSD ?
HDD for long term reliability. SSD for gaming.
If I had to pick one? The HDD. I can't live with 500Gb. I don't even have like a lot of photos, or anything. I just... Use... Space. Downloads usually is like 50 GB
in total, i have 4x 12TB HDD's, 3x 1TB sata SSD's, and 1x 2TB m.2 SSD. no need to choose when all can be used for their best purpose simultaneously.
I still haven't been able to justify m.2 and replacing SSD.
sata SSDs are regularly good enough for budget builds, and i recommend the same. m.2 is slightly faster than sata (if setup properly... some people dont do that), but it all depends on your budget.
HDD -> sata SSD is the biggest jump in performance one will see.
... What uses that much data, actually?
Linux ISOs
this was in total, so it spans 2 computers, one of which is a NAS. i recently ripped our extensive dvd and blu-ray collection to serve them throughout my house without the need for a disc player, i have an immich server (a cloud photo replacement), one of those big drives is for parity (drive fails = no loss of data). the SSD's are in the NAS for containers and cached data (in parity). the single m.2 drive is in my gaming pc, hehehehe (the OS on the NAS runs off of a USB stick; i should have mentioned that as part of my storage solution... 1x 128GB usb drive).
Do the movies and such use 48TB of data? Want to make my own home server but didn't know it could use that much!
"it depends" is extremely relevant here. depending on the resolution, quality, compression & audio you use, a movie for me ranges anywhere from ~600MB to ~20GB (1080p is my highest, tho. 4k can 4x that)
if you dont have the means to store giant files like this, you can transcode your files to better compression. for example, if you have a newer video card (most recent 2 gens), you should be able to encode and decode AV1 - this is the new hotness standard. i am planning on getting a newer card that can decode these in the future; right now i am using an old 2070 for transcode, so i dont have full AV1 compatibility (i want a new intel card; b570). once i get that ability, i'll be using tdarr to sweep my entire system and AV1 encode all video files.
edit: using something like h264 or h265 encoding, you will probably see 1080p movies somewhere around 2-4gb
This is very helpful to know. Thanks!
np!
i have also been expanding slowly - its not like i got all of this at once. right now i have ~14TB free space because i just added a 12TB drive last month.
i started with 2x 12TB drives (1x for storage, 1x for parity), 2x 500GB cache drives (1x store/1x parity), and 1x 128GB usb stick; i expanded when i needed expansion so it wasnt such a huge hit on the wallet (each 12TB refurb drive is ~$150, so its a decision to make before buying)
I usually have refurbished bought drives before, and 150 for 12TB is amazing compared to prices back in the day. I remember when 4gb new would cost more than that haha
looks like my current source for refurbs is out of 12tb, but they have some 22 and 24's up... maybe the price will go up on 12's next time i look for one :/
https://serverpartdeals.com/collections/manufacturer-recertified-drives
How about 50GB SSD 2TB HHD and 20TB NAS server?
Yeah my laptop is way overdue for an upgrade. Manage by installing programs on the SSD as I need them than uninstalling. Anything that doesn't need speed gets installed on the HHD and anything else gets shoved on the NAS.