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Created 03-06-2024 at 03:46 AM by mulletbum
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03-06-2024 at 09:21 AM.

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03-06-2024 at 09:21 AM.
Interesting, but from the reviews, it sounds like the drives get super hot if you're using enterprise drives. I would avoid.
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03-06-2024 at 03:07 PM.

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03-06-2024 at 03:07 PM.
Read the bad ratings. Not a good product.
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03-06-2024 at 09:42 PM.

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03-06-2024 at 09:42 PM.
Looking at the reviews it appears that if you want to cook your drives to death, and spend money doing it, this is a reasonable option.
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willygee
03-06-2024 at 10:35 PM.
03-06-2024 at 10:35 PM.
noob question here - i realize this is not a NAS and likely doesnt function like Synology or such - anything that is similar to that but not so expensive? I would like good backup options for family computers (PC and MAC, maybe devices) that is simple to setup and use. Appreciate the insights.
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laptopvaio
03-07-2024 at 06:44 AM.
03-07-2024 at 06:44 AM.
Quote from willygee :
noob question here - i realize this is not a NAS and likely doesnt function like Synology or such - anything that is similar to that but not so expensive? I would like good backup options for family computers (PC and MAC, maybe devices) that is simple to setup and use. Appreciate the insights.
Look up FreeNAS/TrueNas, they have opensource releases and this should work fine for your use-case. It has 2 fans, those complaining about it running hot, likely are using it for different purposes.
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yama8017
03-07-2024 at 08:09 AM.
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8 drives on one usb 3.0 channel might bottleneck your system.
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03-07-2024 at 03:34 PM.
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8 drives on one usb 3.0 channel might bottleneck your system.
Really depends on your use case.

Are you using this for backup storage? Then it's unlikely you're trying to write / read multiple drives at once. Using it for Plex? Again unlikely to bottleneck.

Using it for photo or video editing where you have files across multiple drives? Yeah, might not be for you.
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HonestHamster262
03-07-2024 at 03:55 PM.
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Is there anything like this for 2.5 drives that' is decent? Maybe I could plug it into a mini pc and have a nas.
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nekto
03-07-2024 at 05:22 PM.
03-07-2024 at 05:22 PM.
Quote from HonestHamster262 :
Is there anything like this for 2.5 drives that' is decent? Maybe I could plug it into a mini pc and have a nas.
Where will you get 2.5 drives? Everything above 2Tb is SMR.
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Raidenfx
03-08-2024 at 10:06 AM.
03-08-2024 at 10:06 AM.
At this price point, you might as well get a used 2u server with 12 bays for around 100-200 on the marketplace.

2u server
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12/24 bays, great cooling, great connectivity, independent, software/hardware raid, and can be used as anything (Nas, plex, etc)
cons
more expensive on power/electricity, but can be lowered and managed by using ULV CPUs and other hardware, and software.

This enclosure
Pros
Slightly cheaper, better power/electricity usage
Cons
8 bays, cooks HDD, requires a PC to operate, only USB 3 for connectivity, 0 hardware support/protection.
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CyanCorn8418
03-08-2024 at 09:45 PM.
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Quote from Raidenfx :
At this price point, you might as well get a used 2u server with 12 bays for around 100-200 on the marketplace.

2u server
pros
12/24 bays, great cooling, great connectivity, independent, software/hardware raid, and can be used as anything (Nas, plex, etc)
cons
more expensive on power/electricity, but can be lowered and managed by using ULV CPUs and other hardware, and software.

This enclosure
Pros
Slightly cheaper, better power/electricity usage
Cons
8 bays, cooks HDD, requires a PC to operate, only USB 3 for connectivity, 0 hardware support/protection.
I think you're on the right track... Without looking too far into this, I think you can get an SAS controller with the appropriate cables and build a whole machine with a case and fans for about what this would cost... probably less...
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03-09-2024 at 10:29 AM.
03-09-2024 at 10:29 AM.
Quote from cheema :
Looking at the reviews it appears that if you want to cook your drives to death, and spend money doing it, this is a reasonable option.
Was thinking about getting this for all my 500GB drives from the 2000's era. Only issue is they get really hot!
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Merijeek
03-09-2024 at 08:07 PM.
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Quote from willygee :
noob question here - i realize this is not a NAS and likely doesnt function like Synology or such - anything that is similar to that but not so expensive? I would like good backup options for family computers (PC and MAC, maybe devices) that is simple to setup and use. Appreciate the insights.
Build a box and use UNRAID on it. Been awesome for me.
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burgerbob
03-11-2024 at 12:53 PM.
03-11-2024 at 12:53 PM.
Quote from Raidenfx :
At this price point, you might as well get a used 2u server with 12 bays for around 100-200 on the marketplace.

2u server
pros
12/24 bays, great cooling, great connectivity, independent, software/hardware raid, and can be used as anything (Nas, plex, etc)
cons
more expensive on power/electricity, but can be lowered and managed by using ULV CPUs and other hardware, and software.

This enclosure
Pros
Slightly cheaper, better power/electricity usage
Cons
8 bays, cooks HDD, requires a PC to operate, only USB 3 for connectivity, 0 hardware support/protection.
2U servers are generally really loud. Sometimes you can make them manageable, but it's still annoying. Also, they take up a lot of space and you either need a rack or a large surface you're not using for anything else to set it on.
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