Cheapest 4 bay hdd enclosure

[jtjt00]

thank you for this! i'm looking at reviews and i think 2 bay would be enough for me. looking at the DS218play.

normally when you guys have a NAS, what's the storage on your PC slots? Just one single SSD? or an SSD with let's say a 1TB HDD?

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1 SSD for OS and 1 SSD for storage.

 

[batniss]

Not gonna dispute "good transfer speed" for the new entry-level NAS as i do not have any data on that.
But for the probox DAS, im getting typically native hdd speeds (>120 MB/s with WD Red 5400rpm) instead of the ~20-25 MB/s i used to get for entry-level NAS.
Entry-level NAS speed is typically bottlenecked by CPU/RAM and not the interface.



Since a probox is simply a DAS attached to a PC....
well, the PC itself can be server to host stuff too. You can even set up your own Cloud server.
But of course, it's not as simple and convenient as NAS that already comes pre-installed with Cloud services through mobile apps etc.

I find NAS is quite expensive though.
If TS is technically-inclined and wants an NAS, installing FreeNAS on HP ProLiant microserver would probably be the most bang-for-buck solution.

I am aware about the CPU / RAM hence i took this NAS from Synology as Benchmark.


DS218j @ SGD$262
https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/performance#2bay

Speed review here

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Asustor AS1002T NAS @ $169
https://aphnetworks.com/reviews/asustor-as1002t/7

>100MB/s (read/write) too





of course, you can set up on your PC. Just make sure the services will not be affected when you are doing intensive stuffs and also power consumption. Np at all.


I lazy to calculate myself hence here: https://services.spservices.sg/elect_audit_frameset.asp (estimated)

based on what was given by SP bill, i could buy almost 1 new 1TB HDD every month with the power consumption used with the combo of (das + PC)


Honestly no idea what lousy nas you used previously to give you such a bad impression. NAS manufacturer has changed drastically and could provide good performance (at least on file sharing capability).

It is neither 20MB/s transfer speed nor that expensive to begin with.

 

[batniss]

https://www.qoo10.sg/item/PROBOX-PROBOX-HFR2-SU3S2-K-SUK-4BAY-RAID-HDD-FOR-USB3-0-E-SATA/531776248

if intersted.

The 4-bay probox with RAID is $215.


Short term savings, long term bleeding.

 

[steven168z]

https://www.qoo10.sg/item/PROBOX-PROBOX-HFR2-SU3S2-K-SUK-4BAY-RAID-HDD-FOR-USB3-0-E-SATA/531776248

if intersted.

The 4-bay probox with RAID is $215.


Short term savings, long term bleeding.

good or not

 

[batniss]

good or not

good. initial capital great for pocket.

 

[symbiote28]

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1 SSD for OS and 1 SSD for storage.

does the NAS drive still follow the initial RPM of the HDD you put in it? so still better to get a 7200rpm HDD?

 

[kracie17]

thank you for this! i'm looking at reviews and i think 2 bay would be enough for me. looking at the DS218play.

normally when you guys have a NAS, what's the storage on your PC slots? Just one single SSD? or an SSD with let's say a 1TB HDD?

for me, personally i have 2x2tb inside running raid 1.

 

[jtjt00]

does the NAS drive still follow the initial RPM of the HDD you put in it? so still better to get a 7200rpm HDD?

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The NAS performance goes as fast as the slowest drive in the array. That means a 5400rpm drive will slow down the whole array.

 

[symbiote28]

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The NAS performance goes as fast as the slowest drive in the array. That means a 5400rpm drive will slow down the whole array.

so better get a 7200rpm i guess?

 

[jtjt00]

so better get a 7200rpm i guess?

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Yes, get Toshiba 7200rpm HDD from Tradepac.

 

[symbiote28]

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Yes, get Toshiba 7200rpm HDD from Tradepac.

thanks. i was initially looking at seagate ironwolf. does the HDD for NAS really need to be a NAS drive HDD? or can just use a normal HDD like the barracuda?

 

[batniss]

thanks. i was initially looking at seagate ironwolf. does the HDD for NAS really need to be a NAS drive HDD? or can just use a normal HDD like the barracuda?

You can use any sata disks.

 

[PC-User]

Hi bro who are using the 'Probox 4-Bay Case (USB3.0/eSATA) HF2-SU3S2', does it recognize existing HDDs with contents or need to re-format the HDDs before use? I plan to get one for old HDDs after my existing drive D: run out of space...

 

[shiroyuki03]

Hi bro who are using the 'Probox 4-Bay Case (USB3.0/eSATA) HF2-SU3S2', does it recognize existing HDDs with contents or need to re-format the HDDs before use? I plan to get one for old HDDs after my existing drive D: run out of space...

i used to own one. IIRC have to reformat to match the filesystem, i used RAID1 previously.. anw its best always to backup your data before doing anything.

 

[PC-User]

i used to own one. IIRC have to reformat to match the filesystem, i used RAID1 previously.. anw its best always to backup your data before doing anything.

What 'file system' it uses? Existing NTFS cannot meh? Wah like that have to spend hours for first time data copy...

 

[shiroyuki03]

What 'file system' it uses? Existing NTFS cannot meh? Wah like that have to spend hours for first time data copy...

in the system, it is running NTFS. however, since its a RAID controller device, it might be using a different format in the device itself.

 

[PC-User]

in the system, it is running NTFS. however, since its a RAID controller device, it might be using a different format in the device itself.

No I'll be getting the non-RAID one. That one how?

 

[shiroyuki03]

No I'll be getting the non-RAID one. That one how?

still in that case, its better to backup still no matter what.

 

[Asure7]

No I'll be getting the non-RAID one. That one how?

just plug in and it will be recognised.
If for some reason that's not the case, just turn off and take out the hdd

if the hdd was previously under raid1, it will still work even if you put it into another separate non-RAID enclosure.
that's why I prefer RAID1 as I can still access the data if the RAID enclosure fails