I used to run a 10 disk raid on 3TB Toshiba P300’s and the old Hitachi equivalent before rebranding. Those were the most reliable disks I’ve ever owned. Sold them all as used.

I also use a version close to that, 0.something. See absolutely no reason to upgrade. It just works. It’s the version that has the fast scrub already.

I never had a problem even with the cheapest cards, but it is best to find a camera that can upload to a network share.

It’s when a cheap substitute clears the low end of the market and only the expensive top remains profitable to make. Similar to iGPUs. You won’t find a RTX 4010-4030 for $100, because the gpu built-in the cpu is just good enough for non-gamers.