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Originally Posted by Sly
Yep.
You can get good drives from Seagate or Western Digital. You'll want to buy the NAS level drives, like this: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-IronW...647MNN4HEKQ9H0
Synology has a proprietary RAID system which runs right around 2/3 of storage space. What this means for you: if you need 20 TB of storage, go ahead and get at least 4 x 10 TB drives. This gives roughly 40 "total" TB, but around 26 TB usable space for your data.
I would recommend 12 TB drives just to save you any hassle later. You can always daisychain another NAS if needed as well but that's just more equipment for you to purchase.
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Awesome, thank you SLY!
If I buy 4x10TB drives, then the enclosure is full and maxed at 40 TB (26 usable)
I could buy 18TB drives and get more mileage, no? Albeit, a lot more expensive.
Synology NAS $600 + 18TB x 4 (NAS IronWolf Pro) @ $575x4 = $2300
$3,000 for 48ishTB usable?