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Storage?! In this economy!? (lemmy.zip)
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Hey all you beautiful selfhosters,

What are your suggestions for frugally obtaining HDDs in the current economic climate? Specifically the EU (Netherlands).

I'm looking at second hand drives, but even those go for €100+ now, with bad sectors and all.

Can we organise a collective AI datacenter robbery and doll out some stolen drives? 😁

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Aren't old games pretty small though? It's new ones that you may need a huge volume to store many of them. Depends how much we are talking of course. 2TB or 50TB?

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Depends what era but generally yes. Xbox 360 seem to be in the 3-6GB range, Wii / GameCube in the 1-2GB range. Older gens are ofc smaller.

My entire gaming library is approx 200gb, but it's curated, retro / indy focused (early 2000s to mid 2010's)

  • Beyond Sunset
  • Citizen Sleeper
  • Dino Strike (Wii)
  • Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition
  • Donut County
  • Exo One
  • Fallout 3
  • Final Fantasy X (PS2)
  • Firewatch
  • Flower
  • Go Vacation (Wii)
  • Gun
  • I Am Your Beast
  • Inscryption
  • Just Cause 2
  • Killer Frequency
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (Wii)
  • Lifeless Planet
  • Luigi’s Mansion (GC)
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC)
  • Mini Ninjas (Wii)
  • New Super Mario Bros (Wii)
  • Luanti
  • Scanner Somber
  • Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
  • A Short Hike
  • Sid Meier’s Pirates! (Wii)
  • Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
  • State of Mind
  • Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
  • SUPERHOT
  • The Exit 8
  • The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
  • The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (GC)
  • TOEM
  • Twelve Minutes
  • The Invincible
  • Untitled Goose Game
  • UnMetal
  • Diablo 2
  • WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
  • We Love Katamari (PS2)
  • Prince of Persia (Wii)
  • Hitman 2 (GC)
  • Cubivore (Wii)
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

TIL Sid Meier's Pirates was released on Wii.

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

Its a really good version too. My favourite is probably the OG C64 (first love and all that) but the Wii has some real hidden gems.