It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/fmillion on 2025-02-11 03:34:19.

Title is the gist of it, but here are a few specifics:

• Ideal size is 4 bays. 6 is also OK. But 8 and beyond will probably make the case bigger than I'm hoping for.
• Bays should allow SAS drives. I plan to wire the trays to an LSI card using SFF to 4x "SATA" cable(s). Some NAS enclosure bays don't have the notch punched out so SAS drives can't he physically installed.
• Trayless design is strongly preferred. I partly want to use this as a portable multipurpose NAS so being able to swap drives quickly without needing to unscrew/screw trays would be very useful.
  • A suitable alternative would be tool-less trays where the drives can be swapped without screwdrivers.
• Support a Mini ITX board with a heatsink/fan.
• Ideally, an internal 2.5" SSD bay for the boot drive. I can use an internal USB header in a pinch though.
• PSU should be able to easily handle all 4 drives easily.
• No need for GPU support, I'm using the single PCIe slot for the SAS HBA.
• Price - ideally no more than $100 but would go higher if it's got enough cool features.

Thoughts?