Subj : Re: Hola
To   : The Godfather
From : Tracker1
Date : Mon May 01 2023 23:52:17

 TG> I just filled 6TB and need more storage already. Currently it's a Western
 TG> Digital "My Book" external, usb, blah blah. I'd like at least a 4 bay, any
 TG> suggestions on something more affordable then the Synology @ $599? Right
 TG> now I just have a laptop but once back on our feet I'll be buying/building
 TG> a desktop. 

A used server on Ebay, assuming you have space for a 1-2u server chasis somewhere... It's too hot to run such a thing in my garage, so running a Synology 6-drive with a 5-drive expansion, all full of 12gb drives.  My prior box was about 11 years old at that point, and completely full.  Should be good for a long while.  Only real complaint is that the Plex on Synology crashes all the time... pretty much all NVidia Shield TVs now (which Kodi can play directly over the wire for everything SMB/CIFS).

On the used server front, it may cost about the same, but you can often find systems that are a lot more powerful, loaded with ram, and maybe slightly older drives with life left on them.
  
   
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