While the TiVo Roamio line may officially max out at 3TB of recording capacity, licensed reseller WeaKnees has offered 4TB drives nearly since launch. And, should that 637 hours of HD content not be enough, WeaKnees has just unveiled 6TB drives – a TiVo upgrade good for a whopping 960 hours of high def content. The WeaKnees 6TB DIY kits clock in at $450 while preconfigured 6TB Roamios start at $700… which is a far more practical solution for most than the ridiculous $5000 TiVo Mega.
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i wish there was a DIY kit for 6TB. I'm still contemplating sticking a 4TB drive in my Roamio Pro. The 6TB would be nic. If the price was $100 lower at Weaknees then I might consider it from them.
Acceptable price I guess. 6TB drives going for $250ish, so they're making $200 profit on the deal. Given the low volume I suppose this is reasonable.
They're also handling whatever software tweaks are required to make this happen, as I don't think you can do it on your own with an off the shelf drive (vs a 1-3TB drive). Tools and directions, too. But, yeah, they're a for-profit entity like most of us.
As for me, I'm at 3TB. I'm cleaning up now and then as I like to accumulate shows/series for binging and my wife doesn't always delete stuff. But each time I think about expanding my capacity, I realize I probably watch more streamed content than linear these days and that ratio will probably continue to shift.
Speaking of drives, I've also been eyeing this 240GB SSD for a 2012 Macbook Air - it's $179 and also includes tools, plus a chassis to reuse the existing 64GB drive. But then I think this laptop is just passing thru and I already possess a variety of external drives and sticks. Hm. :)