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whatever1 ◴[04 Jul 25 16:59 UTC] No.44466112[source]▶

Question regarding these mini pcs: how do you connect them to plain old hard drives ? Is thunderbolt / usb these days reliable enough to run 24/7 without disconnects like an onboard sata?

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jeffbee ◴[04 Jul 25 17:11 UTC] No.44466210[source]▶

>>44466112 #

I've never heard of these disconnects. The OWC ThunderBay works well.

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1. layer8 ◴[04 Jul 25 17:27 UTC] No.44466362[source]▶

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For that money it can make more sense to get a UGreen DXP4800 with built-in N100: https://nas.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-nas-st...

You can install a third-party OS on it.

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