That name, is MEGA.
What can I say? I wasn't alive. Besides that, Xbox sucks. PC gaming is where it's at.
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Dude, I use a switch controller on my PC so I feel ya.
The analog sticks are literally impossible to start drifting. https://gulikit.com/productinfo/925509.html
Funny enough I lived in Texas and also moved to Denver. However, I would say that yes it is more expensive, but the wage is significantly higher. I was making 25k in Texas to the point where I couldn't afford my mortgage anymore. But moving to Denver, I was making 55k.
Fair enough. It's great to see someone else getting into self hosting. For me the Seagates' noise aren't an issue because the fans on the SAN are so loud anyways. Also it lives in the same room as the water heater, furnace, and AC anyways.
I don't know what NAS you have, however, I'd like to recommend a few things. My SAN is capable of running docker (Synology RS2416RP+) so setting this up was admittedly pretty easy. But look into running Sonarr, Radarr, Jackett, and Deluge. If you're running Plex, I assume it's for media and these programs will help you get more. Sonarr for tv shows. Radarr for movies. Jackett reads torrent sites. And finally Deluge does the downloading. Message me if you'd like some more help with it.
Really? I haven't had good luck with WD hdds in laptops and they're the reason I target Seagate (hdds) or Samsung (ssds). In fact, I got 12 Seagates in my SAN. But admittedly, I haven't used anything outside of the WD blue line up. Is the reliability that much better? My SAN and it's hdds are pushing 10 years old and both were previously in use at a data center by a total of 8 Hosts so not exactly easy work. But I've admittedly replaced I think 4 hard drives in the past 3 years.