It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Doodarazumas on 2024-06-16 05:04:33.

I'm putting together a nas and I saw several threads where people recommended these kind of 3x5.25 to 5x3.5 hard drive cages

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DWHLFMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZJWWH4ZW3JXHXF89RMN3?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DWHLFMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZJWWH4ZW3JXHXF89RMN3?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

plus silverstone/rosewill/etc.

Now most of these threads were from a few years back and since then the prices on all these things have tripled or quadrupled. Even no-name aliexpress ones I've found were about $150. Is there some secret method to finding or making something like that (5x 3.5 drives tool-less with a backplane in 3x5.25 bays) for a more reasonable $50-75 or am I just going to be a caveman with a screwdriver:

https://www.amazon.com/EMVANV-Stainless-5-25inch-Adapter-Bracket/dp/B0C1BQ36ML/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_d_2_i_1