Expanding Storage with USB 3.0 to SATA III Adapter
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DarkSonGwyndolin · 2023-10-16 04:14

Hi everyone,

I've got an older Intel NUC, and I'm looking for ways to increase its
storage capacity. The NUC only has a single USB 3.0 port, so I'm
wondering if I can make use of a device like this:

[UGREEN USB 3.0 to SATA III Adapter](https://www.amazon.com.au/UGREEN-
Adapter-Support-Converter-Drives/dp/B01H1I9X60)

So that when I upgrade in future I can continue using the HDD. I'm
using my NUC as a media server so I'm a bit worried that the USB 3.0
might not be fast enough for this purpose.

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-16 04:40

How do you selfhost a USB adapter?

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DarkSonGwyndolin · 2023-10-16 04:57

Sorry, what I mean is there a potential bottleneck in streaming my
self-hosted content to my TV using a USB 3.0 adapter for expanding my
media server's storage?

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-16 04:59

Very unlikely that your media has a higher bitrate than the transfer
bandwidth of USB 3.0, but it depends on a lot of factors.

Still, a USB adapter isnt selfhosted. This sub is about selfhosting
software services.

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ZAFJB · 2023-10-16 17:13

Buy a bigger internal SSD module.

USB attached storage will be slower and less reliable.

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ZAFJB · 2023-10-16 17:14

Stop being a pedant and try to be helpful instead. Or just say
nothing.

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ZAFJB · 2023-10-16 17:16

>Still, a USB adapter isnt selfhosted. This sub is about selfhosting
software services.

Do tell us about this self hosted software that requires no hardware.

Try to not be an idiot.

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-16 17:20

You want to have that same discussion again? Last time you suddenly
stopped replying.

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-16 17:20

Oh you again. [Remember this](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comm
ents/15civfc/power_supply_safety_tuning_247_serve/jtxwp0f/)? You were
trying to whiteknight on that OPs behalf there too, told me to stop
gatekeeping and claiming this here isnt about software and where it
would even say that. Once i linked and quoted you exactly where it
says that, you never replied. And the mods removed that post.

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ZAFJB · 2023-10-16 17:25

Oh, I forgot it was you.

Note to self: Don't argue with idiots.

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-16 17:28

The typical answer when people run out of actual arguments.

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kmisterk · 2023-10-16 18:50

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