The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Interesting-Rip-7599 on 2025-04-13 18:31:32.
Hi folks,
As my storage needs grow, I've been considering moving away from my Synology 2419+ (which is used only as NAS, no compute workloads) to a custom build. Ideally, I don't want to deal with old, large, and noisy rack-mounted units. Right now I'm sitting at ~120TB of usable storage, but due to certain limitations of this specific Synology unit (108TB volume size limit), it creates certain inconveniences that I'd like to avoid in the future. With that being said, here's the list of my requirements:
- 300 - 400TB usable capacity in the next 2-3 years.
- Hot swapping
- At least 2.5G networking, probably dual NICs, but that's not a hard requirement
- No need for redundant PSU, since it won't be running anything "mission critical" and I'd like to keep things relatively quiet and power efficient.
I'm not 100% sure if my requirements are throwing me into a more enterprise-ish category, but I've been considering one of the 2 routes:
- A regular full tower case, something like FD Meshify 2XL.
- 45Drives Storinator AV15.
- Other options?
I totally understand that I'm comparing apples to oranges with these 2 options (one being simply a case, while the other is a barebones, production-ready NAS), but I'm honestly not sure which path to take. On one hand, using consumer-grade hardware has its own appeal (cheap, not as power-hungry, widely available - I have lots of good components I could use without spending extra). However, it looks like it's pretty challenging to find high-capacity cases for needs similar to mine, so something like the second option - a purpose-built platform with redundancy and reliability built-in might be a better fit.
I'm curious if y'all have other recommendations/comments regarding my setup.