The one that caught my attention was Framework’s desktop with 128GB of RAM for ~$2K US. (More $$$ when you add on SSDs, etc, of course – but still. O.o)

Western Digital’s first HAMR-based HDDs will be introduced sometime in 2026, with a 36TB capacity for conventional magnetic recording (CMR) and a 44TB capacity for shingled UltraSMR recording.

The company plans to commence volume shipments of its HAMR drives in the first half of 2027.

OK, so the really big numbers are because of SMR. 36TB for the CMR drives is about in the same ballpark as what Seagate’s shipping out on their new HAMR drives IIRC, and those are CMR (or CMR-like) right?

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Do you agree with this?

Yes, at least for hobby use. If it really needs something more complex than SQLite and an embedded HTTP server, it’s probably going to turn into a second job to keep it working properly.