The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/tabascooo on 2025-01-01 13:56:29.

I’m about to get a NAS. Probably a Synology DS423+ 4 Bay.

I will be using it to store some video files and backup large photo files.

I probably have about 3TB of data maybe 4TB, so not a huge amount.

I have access to 4 old HDDs: HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 4TB 3.5" SATA III HDD

I can put these into the NAS for 8TB mirrored or 16TB Unraid . Edit: not raid

For now, this is plenty of storage. Whilst I know this will change over time, and I’ll need to upgrade, it seems like a good free option for now. Rather than spending lots of money on new hard drives that will go down in price over time (by the time I actually need larger capacity).

Given that I’m trying to reduce expenses, is there any reason NOT to do this? Are the drives particularly slow?

Will I still be able to stream with Plex and access photos quickly. It won’t be more than just me doing this from the same network.