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I'd add it can get expensive doing this.
You need 10TB now, so you need double that for future expansion (20TB)
Do you want redundancy so you don't have to rip your discs again if there's a drive failure? (30TB)
Do you want a backup.... (60TB)
I'd always advocate buying a bigger NAS than you need now so you're not having to buy a 2nd NAS or sell it to buy a larger one.
One of the benefits I find of Synology is their Hybrid RAID (SHR) which allows you to mix drive sizes (within some simple rules), unlike traditional RAID in which all the drives have to be the same size or you waste larger drives extra space on them.
A cheap way to buy NAS HDD's is to get WD Red's when they have their Mybook Duo on sale on Amazon, you can just open the WD enclosure up and remove the drives, works out near half the price sometimes.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-24TB-Desktop-External-Drive/dp/B07W5V8GC9/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?keywords=mybook duo 24tb&qid=1575204585&sr=8-1-fkmr1
This was about £350 the other day IIRC and the drives are over £360 individually. |
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