I'm in the market for a home office detached media storage unit after one of my SSDs failed.
I'm considering the Buffalo Linkstation 12TB unit for $450. I'm not familiar with the brand though. I don't know if there are better options.
https://www.amazon.com/BUFFALO-LinkStation-Desktop-Personal-Included/dp/B08DZS415W
@Tfmonkey I'm gonna ask RGE. See if he knows better. He has mentioned NAS before.
Personally I prefer DAS over NAS. I don't need a permanently on, internet-facing, networked server in my house just to serve files on my LAN.
DAS, non-networked, no internet and only on when i need it. Works for me.
@UncleIroh Oh... I actually didn't know about the existence of DAS. It was precisely what I needed. I thought I would have to put up with NAS internet-thing. Thanks.
I only know NAS because RGE mentioned it.
@Tfmonkey tfm, why not just use Mega, encryoted servers, they cant see or decrypt ur shit, if not then just make your own storage device using raspberry pi
@Tfmonkey I am a fan of Synology NAS units, excellent software and you can buy 2 or 4 bay units for around $200-$400 without drives.
@Tfmonkey
Looks OK, and Buffalo is a known name in the market.
Anything you get will have RAID, so best to also buy spare drives for when one of them fucks up. Never RAID 0. Either RAID 1 or better yet, RAID 5 if your unit can do it.
See this for an explanation (https://www.wundertech.net/what-is-the-best-raid-for-nas-devices/)
Also, RAID is not backup it's just disk redundancy. It pays to also backup to a single high capacity disk in case of major oopsies.
Good luck.