Dylan

Exactly why I made this post - to encourage ongoing dialogue. (BTW - on MY media player just now happens to be a delightful mix of uplifting house transitioning to solid, German techno)

Keep in touch. I'm hoping to have ~5TB allocated for buddy backup once the feature is released.

I truly relate to this. It's when the magic happens. It looks like you've been having a really good time creating unique builds and finding ways to leverage the devices and at a relatively low cost as well! This is great stuff!

Not a bad little device, especially for the "new to the DIY/NAS" community. I think we're seeing a definite move towards compact devices. The N1xx series from Intel has been a big hit for low to mid range devices which is perfect for the demographic I mentioned. Geopolitics aside, I hope to see an increase in performance over time. Thanks for sharing!

Really jealous of this. I also have a spot under stairs that would be PERFECT for my gear but there is zero way to vent heat (much less cool it) at least without spending silly $$ You've got ample capacity for storage....hoping we can be friends when buddy backup is supported 😁

One of us should make sure to post/share that when he uploads that video. I'd be super interested.

HA!! That is great! I just wish he showed proper acknowledgment with something like "This is for my American friend Dylan, who with his stimulating engagement on the HexOS forums, deserves a proper deep dive into the new hardware about to land on your door step. Thanks, Dylan - this one is for you!" I mean...just sayin 🤓

I agree with @Sonic - this makes sense and I've already planned for this same expansion on my current 4x8TB NAS.

Nice rig. Where are you going to put that half rack? That's gotta be drawing more that 15-20 amps, no?

I've been buying THESE direct from Seagate and have been really impressed with their performance. This also has the benefit of really low chance of counterfeit drives and WAY cheaper prices (though it appears you are in the EU so unsure how the price/shipping would work for you) Best of luck!!

That WTR Max is crazy. I'm really curious how loud that thing is under load (spinning disks/fans) especially compare to the WTR Pro's we have.

Not especially which is why I posted the question. Was hoping a few folks would chime in about new devices being considered. Glad I posted the question as there is really good feedback! Please share the link to the wooden case - that'd be cool to see.

Not an advert but I thought this was really informative especially for the budget conscious: Edit to add that I thought the DAS/SFF combo was pretty cool and tagging @ulfn @Sonic

Title - just curious what new DIY / Home lab / NAS hardware has your attention recently?

Wifi 7 is out and here I am just upgrading to 6e....

Ooops!

Most of the home lab/DIY content I've seen recently is REALLY unhappy with these changes. Glad I never locked in with Synology.

Create a bootable USB drive and use something like Dr Parted or, perhaps even better in your case Rescuezilla, to live boot into your system which will give you the ability to view drive contents and, if you use Rescuezilla, create a backup of your primary OS drive before installing the second drive intended as a mirror.

Never apologize for swearing. It's evolution's way of micro-stress reductions. IMHO

Dang! Pics please!

But for the Terramaster brand, this is almost identical to my setup and I have the same use-case (backup & Media server) and so far have been super happy. Have fun!!

@Mindless999 Correct.

Samsies.

I've run a few updates and wasn't paying attention. What is the supported Plex version number?

That's a great deal! What are your deployment/configuration plans?