The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Weak-Lengthiness8048 on 2024-12-30 06:27:41.

(I know this question comes up often so apologies in advance.)

have done my research using this forum and others - thank you all. And have narrowed down to the following. Primary use case is backup for all the PCs including my personal data and photo collections. My current total storage needs are 8-10TB.

1/ Pre-built products: which one would you choose and why? Synology 923+ vs QNAP TS-464

2/ I’ll pick up Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives but need to decide the starting configuration:

2x 14TB drives in RAID 1 (mirroring) 2x 8TB drives in RAID 1 4x 4TB drives in RAID 5

14TB direct from seagate are 47% off right now so, is the lowest cost per TB. But I worry about future growth (adding another 14TB at full price would be expensive). And rebuild times could be very long if one of the 14TB drives fails.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.