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Buy 3x 16 or 18 TB external harddrives on black Friday and shuck them. It is still going to run you $400-$500. Can't do it cheaper as far as I know.
by tttttt5ts 4y ago
Buy 3x 16 or 18 TB external harddrives on black Friday and shuck them. It is still going to run you $400-$500. Can't do it cheaper as far as I know.
- bl4ckneon 4y agoYep I have done that before to make a 6 bay NAS. Gotta tape over a couple connectors on the sata connector but works great. Datahorders on reddit is a great sub for that sort of stuff. Guides as well as people posting when the deals happen for WD elements (external hdds)
- mister_tee 4y agonot an argument but just an FYI for people reading about that idea for the first time: some NAS enclosures (QNAP, Synology?) and some power supplies can use the drives directly without disabling that 3.3V pin.
- zaarn 4y agoMost enterprise level stuff can (ie, anything that'll go into a rack, the expensive QNAPs/Synos, any supermicro I've encountered, etc.) handle the 3V3 pin issue just fine, in my experience.
- flaviut 4y agoBlack Friday isn't always the best time: https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B08KTRBHP1 https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B08KTRBHP1 But great advice and the route I've personally taken :)
- tttttt5ts 4y agoYep, just predictably has some deals. eBay can be a reasonable option too.
- flutas 4y agoBest source I've found is BestBuy with Easystore drives. In fact they have 14TBs for $199.99 right now ($14.28/TB) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-14tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6425303.p?skuId=6425303 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-14tb-external-usb-...