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> I took 6x 2TB laptop drives in a 6 drive "mobile rack" that fits in one 5.24 bay in my desktop (IcyDock MB996SP-6SB) Thanks, I didn't realise these exist. I

> I took 6x 2TB laptop drives in a 6 drive "mobile rack" that fits in one 5.24 bay in my desktop (IcyDock MB996SP-6SB) Thanks, I didn't realise these exist. I've been wanting to create a DIY version of Synology's "slim" model line [1] for a while, but haven't been able to find an off-the-shelf enclosure that would fit my needs. Putting six drives in a 5.25" bay is a fantastic idea. [1] https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS416slim https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS416slim

seltzered_ 10y ago
Not quite as slim, but I recently put a super micro d-1520 motherboard in an old intel ss4200 case that's relatively compact (could theoretically put it in a 30l backpack) and it holds 4 desktop hard drives: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/another-x10sdv-4c-tln2f-o-build-log.41676/#post-333814 https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/another-x10sdv-...
- rb2k_ 10y ago
  I recently built a NAS with 4x 4TB 2.5 inch drives
jimmcslim 10y ago
You might want to check out Silverstone's DS280 case [1], a Mini-ITX case that supports 8x2.5" hot swappable drives. [1] http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=668&area=en http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=668&area=en
linsomniac 10y ago
Oddly enough, I had gotten these drives originally a couple years ago to go in a 1U Supermicro "twin" machine, with 8 drive bays split across two physical machines in a 1U chassis. Then the cheap hosting for that fell through and they just sat in a box. Came across them while cleaning the garage and put them into service. I think these are the Toshiba drives. Seems like 2TB is still as big as you can go on laptop form factor spinning drives.
- ValentineC 10y ago
  > Seems like 2TB is still as big as you can go on laptop form factor spinning drives. Seagate has 4TB drives now (and I think they're still shuckable), but they're 15mm in height. I read somewhere on Reddit's r/DataHoarder that they might be moving away from a SATA connector on their portable drives though…
boredprogrammer 10y ago
I came across this product recently: https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1 https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1 which is seeking crowd funding at the moment. Personally I think they've made a mistake by going for 2.5" storage first with 3.5" coming later. Anyway, it sounds like it might be of interest to you?
- milcron 10y ago
  I agree. A 3.5" version of that is exactly what I need.
  - linsomniac 10y ago
    I've used the Supermicro enclosures that turn 3x 5.25 bays into 5 3.5" bays and been pretty happy with them. Something similar to the CSE-M35S. More recently (5 years ago now :-) I tried some 5 bay E-SATA enclosures so I wouldn't have to pack these Supermicro into the chassis, and the eSATA were nothing but trouble. Hopefully better these days.
- hrez 10y ago
  I like the design and 2.5" choice. But if it doesn't support zfs it's no go for me. If you (abstract) are not concerned with bit rot you doing NAS wrong. Something like that running FreeNAS (w/o dedup) would be ideal for me.
  - ValentineC 10y ago
    > But if it doesn't support zfs it's no go for me. If you (abstract) are not concerned with bit rot you doing NAS wrong. What are your thoughts about Btrfs?
    - hrez 10y ago
      I trust zfs more but would use btrfs for personal storage provided backup strategy is solid :) I'd go with raid1/raid10 though.

seltzered_ 10y ago

Not quite as slim, but I recently put a super micro d-1520 motherboard in an old intel ss4200 case that's relatively compact (could theoretically put it in a 30l backpack) and it holds 4 desktop hard drives: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/another-x10sdv-4c-tln2f-o-build-log.41676/#post-333814 https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/another-x10sdv-...

rb2k_ 10y ago
I recently built a NAS with 4x 4TB 2.5 inch drives

jimmcslim 10y ago

You might want to check out Silverstone's DS280 case [1], a Mini-ITX case that supports 8x2.5" hot swappable drives. [1] http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=668&area=en http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=668&area=en

linsomniac 10y ago

Oddly enough, I had gotten these drives originally a couple years ago to go in a 1U Supermicro "twin" machine, with 8 drive bays split across two physical machines in a 1U chassis. Then the cheap hosting for that fell through and they just sat in a box. Came across them while cleaning the garage and put them into service. I think these are the Toshiba drives. Seems like 2TB is still as big as you can go on laptop form factor spinning drives.

ValentineC 10y ago
> Seems like 2TB is still as big as you can go on laptop form factor spinning drives. Seagate has 4TB drives now (and I think they're still shuckable), but they're 15mm in height. I read somewhere on Reddit's r/DataHoarder that they might be moving away from a SATA connector on their portable drives though…

boredprogrammer 10y ago

I came across this product recently: https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1 https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1 which is seeking crowd funding at the moment. Personally I think they've made a mistake by going for 2.5" storage first with 3.5" coming later. Anyway, it sounds like it might be of interest to you?

milcron 10y ago
I agree. A 3.5" version of that is exactly what I need.
- linsomniac 10y ago
  I've used the Supermicro enclosures that turn 3x 5.25 bays into 5 3.5" bays and been pretty happy with them. Something similar to the CSE-M35S. More recently (5 years ago now :-) I tried some 5 bay E-SATA enclosures so I wouldn't have to pack these Supermicro into the chassis, and the eSATA were nothing but trouble. Hopefully better these days.
hrez 10y ago
I like the design and 2.5" choice. But if it doesn't support zfs it's no go for me. If you (abstract) are not concerned with bit rot you doing NAS wrong. Something like that running FreeNAS (w/o dedup) would be ideal for me.
- ValentineC 10y ago
  > But if it doesn't support zfs it's no go for me. If you (abstract) are not concerned with bit rot you doing NAS wrong. What are your thoughts about Btrfs?
  - hrez 10y ago
    I trust zfs more but would use btrfs for personal storage provided backup strategy is solid :) I'd go with raid1/raid10 though.