Subj : Building vs. Buying
To   : Mortar M.
From : opicron
Date : Sun May 11 2025 06:39 pm

 MM>   Re: Re: hey i am back from being very busy with DFW events!
 MM>   By: opicron to Boraxman on Fri May 09 2025 18:03:48
 MM> 
 MM>  > They allow me to use the devices as a hobby
 MM>  > instead of building and maintaining them as a
 MM>  > hobby.
 MM> 
 MM> I grok that.  I've been building since the late '80s, and I've enjoyed doi
 MM> it.  But now, it's kinda lost it's appeal, probably 'cause I'm older and d
 MM> have as much patience.  In fact, my current box is an Intel NUC I bought a
 MM> 7-8 years ago; it's showing it's age, too.  Thing is, I have a pile of new
 MM> components sitting in the next room, that I bought about 10 years ago, jus
 MM> waiting to be assembled.  I just never felt like building the damn thing, 
 MM> really need to,  this NUC is almost on life support.

Go. Get. Moving ^^. If you have all the equipment the barrier is more starting than finishing.

 MM> As for maintenance, whether you build it or buy it, it still needs to be l
 MM> after occationally, both in terms of software and hardware.  What are you 
 MM> do when it starts slowing down or a component dies?  Pitch it...sell it?  
 MM> would be such a waste.  Most common issues can be easily solved with a lit
 MM> time and effort.

For my Nixsys legacy pc software doesnt need to be updated. Its such a simple pc and I am sure Nixsys will have some replacement mobo/cpu/memory available. Much more shouldnt need to be repaired.

As Synology goes it just keeps chugging along. When it dies, and cannot be repaired under warranty/cheap, I will move to another brand due to their hard disk lock in. Maybe HexOS will be the new one for me, I like what they are doing.

But I expect some years before this kicks in.

oP!

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