True, the Pi 4 with 8GB RAM would allow for 8 TB max recommended storage per node. Thus, requires you to have 7 Pis for 56 TB. I think that's still a good setup

True, the Pi 4 with 8GB RAM would allow for 8 TB max recommended storage per node. Thus, requires you to have 7 Pis for 56 TB. I think that's still a good setup, even with 1GE. btw, 10GE is the minimum requirement for a non-hobby ceph cluster