A couple years ago I miss judged my storage space needs. I should have bought a 8 bay nas but only purchased a four bay. I currently run plex off a ds418. 2x8tb and 2x18tb hybrid raid. I also have a 10tb currently not being used. Not sure what my next step should be
- Buy a two bay raid enclosure and a 10tb drive. This should last me a couple years. However I'm not sure what to get and if this may cause some lag while streeming.
- Buy 2x18tb drives or larger. Then I will have 3 drives not doing anything. This seems like a big waste until I upgrade my Nas which should be in a few years
2.Replace my Nas with a 8bay nas and buy another 10tb drive. This is not my favorite option as this will be the most expensive. My current Nas I would have to find a good home for.
Somthing else to note is that my pc already has plenty of hd space. My goal is to use my pc for sorting and move all data to the Nas for storage.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.