seeking hardware advice

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From: Alexander Burke <alex_at_alexburke.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:04:39 UTC

Hi Robert,

Re SSD, ideally something intended for datacenter use (for example, the Samsung PM9A3). Otherwise, just ensure you avoid QLC flash, ideally avoiding TLC as well; both the performance and the resilience/life will take a huge hit with QLC. Change the sector size to 4K and update the firmware to the latest before putting them into service.

Cheers,
Alex