I was thinking on buying a 2-4 bay HDD powered enclosure as a NAS for my mini pc, since I already have that, and buying or building a full-fledged diy NAS seems a bit expensive.

I want to hear some opinions from you guys, since it seems using this method is a mixed area from the selfhosted pros. I would be hoping that by using a powered enclosure, that would alleviate or solve the USB port overcharging issue, which have appeared in my mini pc when trying out an external HDD with a normal sata to usb converter.

Did you have any experiences with a setup like this one?

  • frazorth@feddit.ukEnglish
    41·
    8 hours ago

    If you use a reputable brand, such as TerraMaster you’ll avoid all of the scare stories you hear.

    Almost everything bad seems to be along the lines of

    I bought “off brand” XzzYyG from Amazon/EBay/Wish and it failed

    Something like this:

    https://www.terra-master.com/uk/products/homesoho-das/d6-320.html

    It’ll be faster than your spinning rust anyway, as long as you have high speed ports on your mini PC.

    • drkt@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
      13·
      6 hours ago

      such as TerraMaster

      The reputable brand that quietly updated my device in the middle of the night and reset my password to a randomly generated one, locking me out of the device? That brand? The brand that runs their OS off of a USB stick inside the device so it’s always a ticking time bomb that might just stop working randomly? That one?

      • frazorth@feddit.ukEnglish
        31·
        6 hours ago

        Update your DAS? What are you talking about?

        The brand that runs their OS off of a USB stick inside the device

        Are you alright?

    • nis@feddit.dkEnglish
      23·
      8 hours ago

      I was very intrigued until they wanted my email before showing me the “Quick Installation Guide”.