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An inside look at 45Drives' Storage Lab

Thanks to 45Drives for having us out for their 2023 Creators’ Summit!

Some of the things mentioned in this video:

– 45Drives: https://www.45drives.com
– HL15 Homelab server: https://45homelab.com
– Jeff’s Pigeon vs Internet video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pz2kMxCu8I
– TechnoTim’s video: https://youtu.be/CUvtDV6_AcE
– Wendell’s video: https://youtu.be/LMmquUxQqis
– 45Drives Creators’ Summit livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/964Py2UWfaE
– 45Drives 3.5 to 2.5 3D Printable design: https://www.printables.com/model/583544-45drives-ssd-caddies
– NetworkChuck’s Ceph cluster setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=083-46NVMd8
– Seagate video on HAMR and other tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzlxhDOhfs
– Video of opening a Helium HDD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uN7wynazQI
– Who Framed Roger Rabbit – The Dip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J_eB_ocTCs
– Sampson Boat Co – Restoring Tally Ho: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA

Special thanks to 45Drives for providing some of the video clips, photographs, and drone footage used in this video.

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Contents:

00:00 – Travel and meeting other homelabbers
01:40 – Touring the storage lab
04:54 – Tech talks (plus a bonus PCMCIA hard drive!)
05:52 – Protocase factory tour
08:02 – Sailing, Sydney, and a tiny drop of Hot Ones
10:59 – Hard drive tech: HAMR and Helium

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by Jeff Geerling

linux foundation

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20 thoughts on “An inside look at 45Drives' Storage Lab”

  • 5:36 I'm not sure exactly which box this is but it looks a lot like my Icy Box IB-3620U3 The branding on the front looks different though, maybe a Sharkoon? I indeed use it with a NUC to add storage. The downside is that the Icy Box can be a bit finicky with disks spinning up and being available for the bios somehow. But that can also be due to the fact that my drivers spin up super slow and the bios ain't have no time for that. This is only when I completely remove power from everything though and have a fresh startup, otherwise it works well.

  • Wow never knew Protocase built the 45drives stuff

  • Thing is, we're all going NAND now… For so many reasons.

  • Kudos for this helpful vid! Ive experimented with DreamHost and Hostwinds, but Cloudways and TST20 coupn are unbeatable.

  • wish thry sell the 45 drive storinator jr because thats something i would need for my mobile business

  • the sailing boat that is why i love sailing the only things you hear is the water & the sail it is so quiet

  • Why helium in the drives rather than hydrogen?

    If the smallness of the atom is what makes it good, wouldn't hydrogen be even better?

  • Crazy to see Brett at 3:25. Last I saw him in a video was from LTT's "INSTALLING THE PETABYTE" from 6 years ago

  • Great video. Interesting to note all those I sub to were at the visit.

    Sidenote: these guys really do need to have a line where costs are cut right down, known to have cheaper materials, nothing flash and just works, so more homelab people will jump onto their products. At this point I'd still push people into the 2nd hand server market, supermicro shelves etc.

  • Wow, what a blast you had. Combining tech with sailing is my perfect vacation. Cat's are so fun to sail and just being on the water. Thanks for sharing.

  • I'd love to have one of those bad boy! I've got an issue with my data, I'm a data whore! I download everything and end up with no storage free! I would put those beast to work!

  • How can I do 10 drives with a pi tho?

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