I’ve NEVER seen SSDs/HDDs this cheap, will it last? – Probing Paul #82
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Probing Paul Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Odxekm_R8&list=PLRnHcRQUxuoeoGY_iOR-Jw_Fk2ak7ITas&index=2
SSD Prices Drop (June) – https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ssd-prices-sink-june-2023
SSD Prices Expected to Rise (October) – https://hothardware.com/news/ssd-prices-on-track-to-shoot-up
PCPartPicker – https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/
12V-2X6 vs 12VHPWR – https://www.tomshardware.com/news/16-pin-power-connector-gets-a-much-needed-revision-meet-the-new-12v-2×6-connector
JayzTwoCents – new CableMod 12V2x6 Adapters – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UPdeFEy0zA
► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Probing Paul #82 – MAIL TIME + Q&A
1:00 Pre-Probing Notes on SSD Prices
2:08 MAIL TIME – a “Driverless” USB Wifi + BT Adapter
3:10 MAIL TIME – $170 4TB Gen4 M.2 SSD, and a look at current price per GB
4:30 MAIL TIME – 6TB + 14TB HDDs, and Why I need More Storage
7:17 MAIL TIME – M.2 SSD “Toaster” Dock and External 10-20Gbps M.2 Enclosures
11:51 MAIL TIME – Letters from Jasen C. and Michael P.
13:00 MAIL TIME – Freeze-Dried Candy and Mugs from Reuben
15:32 Q1 – How are things going after being moved back home for 1-2 months?
17:02 Q2 – Are melting 12VHPWR connectors still a problem for the RTX 4090?
19:01 Q3 – What PC part is your favorite?
20:00 Q4 – Who or what influenced your taste in music?
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Windows does still not come with proper drivers?
3:50 [Edit] Wow, a couple years ago, that'd be as cheap as spinning rust. 😊
I went for a bunch of Seagate Exos X20 drivces for my TrueNAS.. you should to.. go with.. TrueNAS that is.
I wonder when USB-4 SSD enclosures will come out? I suppose it'll probably be foreshadowed by Samsung making a pre-made one.
1:00 the light in the end of the tunnel will be The Doomguy.
I believe Ruben is wooing you, Paul! 😉
G'day Paul – perhaps a strange question for you… suppose you wanted to jack your PC to the teeth with storage (because reasons), how would you do this? I have seen PCIe connectors that go out to multiple SATA ports so you can connect multiple HDDs directly to your PC. There is of course NAS solutions – but that is somewhat external… and via network. Apart from filling in every M.2 slot and all SATA ports – what options exist?
My NVME cost more than my CPU, that's wild 8TB Gen4 M.2 £900
Judging by prices around here, SSDs have increased a bit in cost over the last month or two.
Was a report recently speaking about such as well.
…… alternatively they're just keeping prices about the same, in order to make Black Friday week prices look good.
Regarding music – try checking "Heilung" out. They are making viking style musik like no other. And you should read about them before listening so you have some idea of what you are going to hear. First little bit of info is that Heilung is german for heeling. Enjoy. 🙂
I still find ssd's way way to expensive here in europe. I really want to replace my hard drives but replacing 32TB worth of hard drives is just not fun. I can buy a whole new high end gaming rig with a 4090 for that money.
That SSK is really nice! I have one myself but the mounting system is kinda funky. It comes in Super handy!
It's really stupid that SSD prices per GB are higher than hard drives. SSD has no mechanical parts it's probably 10x cheaper to produce. Makes no sense whatsoever
i have a motherboard at the moment where the speaker plug on the back kills speakers but the plug that connects the headphone jack does does not do that
6:31 Sassy!
Hello Paul. Love the content. Every video is a new smile for me. Is there a chance of bringing back Awesome Hardware back? I do miss it from time to time.
Crucial 500Gb p5+ boot drive;
£39.95 FOR THE WIN!
rx6600 or rx6650?
Ska is better than its ever been! The scene is more diverse musically and ethnically, and one of the most accepting scenes of the LGBT community that I've ever seen. Its an incredible time to pick it up (pick it up, pick it up!)
Hey Paul, just out of curiosity what's your opinion on Win11 Bitlocker feature robbing SSD performance up to 45%. I have been seeing this issue popping up in the tech news some in the last few weeks. Apparently this feature is enabled by default in Win11, however it's not really needed because most SSD's offer encryption at the hardware level.