Hello lemmy, I have currently 4x4tb hard drives but they are almost full. Im thinking of getting a 8 bay das so i can put extra drives in it. I have looked around but wasnt able to find something that looked good, does someone have recommandations? Thanks for your time!
Terra Master has a six bay DAS.
https://www.terra-master.com/us/products/homesoho-das/d6-320.html
I just bought one, but I haven’t set it up yet. But it looks like it will fit me nicely based on apalrd video https://youtu.be/qML-ct2dGvQ
I personally use an old self-built desktop running linux (TrueNAS and Windows also work). Getting a case with lots of drive bays is inexpensive. And it lets you do pretty much whatever you want with the NAS as it’s a full blown computer. I always found the prices for the purpose built NAS to be shockingly high.
I think Mediasonic still makes 8 bay DAS units, they’re becoming a lot rarer.
I would probably start looking at NAS units if I were you, or buy a bigger tower case and fit the disks internally instead.Why not upgrade two drives to 12TB ones? May be cheaper.
