[justinsaccount]

> The hardware is much more purpose equipped to store files long term

What hardware would that be, specifically? The low end embedded platforms that don't even support ECC?

> how many recoveries and transitions have you been through

3 or 4, at this point, using the same 2 disk zfs mirror upgraded from 1TB to 3TB to 10TB.

[j45]

Qnap and synology among other have plenty of reasonably priced ecc enabled equipment.

I’m not sure where low end comes from, most people start with a Pi, old computer or something, and grow from there.

Storage like a home appliance is a good thing.