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Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices (arstechnica.com)
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Synology's telegraphed moves toward a contained ecosystem and seemingly vertical integration are certain to rankle some of its biggest fans, who likely enjoy doing their own system building, shopping, and assembly for the perfect amount of storage. "Pro-sumers," homelab enthusiasts, and those with just a lot of stuff to store at home, or in a small business, previously had a good reason to buy one Synology device every so many years, then stick into them whatever drives they happened to have or acquired at their desired prices. Synology's stated needs for efficient support of drive arrays may be more defensible at the enterprise level, but as it gets closer to the home level, it suggests a different kind of optimization.

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[-] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago

I remember arguing with some nerd that this overpriced shit was not fucking worth it and my build based on old server parts I got from a local computer recycler was infinitely superior in every way

I wish I saved that post so I could reply with this link. I feel so validated. Never trust companies. It’s why I say you should never fuck with plex, even if it is a bit easier to deploy than Jellyfin.

[-] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah... Never had a specific "server" certified hardware and always repurpose my hold hardware stuff. Never failed me !!

However, there are some functions specific to NAS' like low power and other stuff people mention but I already forgot.

IMO all this NAS and certified server stuff is good for Enterprise shit and the like... But for homelabbing it's probably overkill and way to much overpriced for the little gain...

Except maybe for the ease of use and plug and play function? Each one it's own I guess !

[-] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago

There's plenty of N100/N350 motherboards with 6 SATA ports on AliExpress, grab them while you can

[-] pirat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Do you happen to know about a decent solution for 8 SATA ports on a mini-ITX board?

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes,

https://www.silverstonetek.com/en/product/info/expansion-cards/ECS07/ https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-RIITOP-Expansion-Chipset-ASM1166/dp/B0D8BCWHPT

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003335714128.html

Then you have 4 main plus these 5-6 extra. Just put your boot drive on a data drive instead of m.2 or get an adaptor and you are good to go. 8 data drives plus a boot drive

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