I’m just an idiot that tinkers with things. I’ve got a TrueNAS Scale system up and running as network storage and Plex storage. There’s about 44TB of raw capacity in there right now, connected via a server SAS card. I just follow tutorials if I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.

Some original Fat models can run them through either emulation or with actual onboard PS2 hardware. They’re getting pretty pricy now and they’re not super reliable but those models do exist. Beware the Yellow Light of Death.

It’s not just the lack of VRAM, it’s also Nvidia and their stupidity lowering the bit bus for lower tier cards compared to the last gen counterparts.

Prices in Brazil are much higher compared to the US. Once you convert that new price of R$3,599 to USD you’re looking at $721. Prices are just higher in Brazil because reasons.