Oh i'm not. I have a dream machine that's currently a paperweight. I'm in need of a hard drive at the moment and getting by on a spare laptop.
I'll occasionally buy an old system from someone, pilfer parts. Not new, but most of the time lightly used. I'll even usually wipe the drive and it's partition right in front of them so they know.
I do preach 24/7 uptime as well, but sadly $1279.99 for a 32TB is out of my price range.
I honestly think it's because they make it so small. It's an unnecessary requirement. I'm considering going back to sata. My near 20-year-old and long-since-retired Western Digital Raptors would probably still boot if I pulled them out and plugged them in. They did 5 years ago when I did it to reclaim a few old files. They sounded like a frozen turkey rolling down wooden steps, but they worked.
What's crazy is that in this day and age, it is near impossible to find anything designed for longevity. Despite it being very possible, it's bad business and not among the options. Things are created only if they have an achilles heel that causes non-permanence and necessitates repeat business.
I say this as I copy files over to my near 20 year old PNY XLR-8 flash drive (my old daily driver). Those things were built with love. It has lasted and outperforms a lot of the new ones I own for both read and write speeds and also for it's ability to protect itself from outdoor elements. I've been using it up in the woods in my radio for the last 2 years after the (2) newer 1T drives I was using both died pretty quick deaths. Half a year at best. I think heat from sunlight kills them.
You, uhh, offering to sell on the cheap maybe?
I do put mine through some abuse, between the programming, gaming and server duties. Still having rotten luck with them though. I think I bought my first in 2020, my girls in early 2021, and my second in late 2021. Mine are now both dead. Glad yours is going strong.
He makes an honest point. Besides, my first 980 pro lasted only 24 months. The second lasted 26. It's nice performance but without much reliability.
I prefer older games. I don't like a lot of buttons to push. Hell, I still fire up the old arcade games.
I've been told that the majority of cyberattacks now start after a disgruntled employee sells a login to hackers. And honestly with how bad most companies are treating their employees, that sounds about fair.