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[Backblaze] Want to build your own 67 terabyte storage solution?

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9/4/09 at 7:44pm
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These guys are providing unlimited storage for $5 a month and not only that, they show you how to build a budget 67 terabyte storage server on the cheap. It's amazing how efficient these guys are compared to the big companies' solutions.

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Edited by Mjolnir - 9/4/09 at 7:49pm
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9/4/09 at 7:45pm
How is this news? Just asking not flaming.....

I dont see anyone needing more than a 1tb of space these days at most. Thats just overkill IMO
Edited by That_guy3 - 9/4/09 at 7:55pm
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9/4/09 at 7:50pm
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If it isn't appropriate for this section, feel free to move it admins!
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9/4/09 at 7:52pm
i dont get why they use a PCI card for so many of the drives - wouldnt 4 PCI-E cards be better?
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9/4/09 at 7:52pm
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How is this news? Just asking not flaming.....

I dont see anyone needing more than a 1b of space these days at most. Thats just overkill IMO
you clearly dont download much porn!
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9/4/09 at 7:54pm
Just for kicks, use an i7 in them all
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9/4/09 at 7:55pm
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you clearly dont download much porn!
Nope, Or music nor movies nor games.....



I dont see why anyone in the world who does not have some kind of sick fetish or ubsession with porn or sex would need that much space.

I have a 400GB main and a 120gb and 80GB to store my games so i dont have to reinstall them, And i have ripped the music I own and some dvds so i dont have to change disks.
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Originally Posted by That_guy3 View Post
How is this news? Just asking not flaming.....

I dont see anyone needing more than a 1b of space these days at most. Thats just overkill IMO
You have different uses to everyone else, I regularly have to delete stuff or I'd go over 1Tb.
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9/4/09 at 8:00pm
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Nope, Or music nor movies nor games.....



I dont see why anyone in the world who does not have some kind of sick fetish or ubsession with porn or sex would need that much space.

I have a 400GB main and a 120gb and 80GB to store my games so i dont have to reinstall them, And i have ripped the music I own and some dvds so i dont have to change disks.
I have well over 1TB of data. 1.4TB used, my dad has over 1TB of his own too.

There are people who do have a ****load of stuff.
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9/4/09 at 8:01pm
Abolutely awesome!

If I ever have a spare $8K, I'm building one of these. lol

Most media nuts (ahemm.. or pirates... cough cough) are able to fill up a 1 TB or two pretty quickly.


ps. I LOVE how they put a SolidWorks model of the enclosure design up on their site. Nice!
Edited by spartacus - 9/4/09 at 8:08pm
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