Local Mass Storage...Best Option

[apple_man77]

Hello,

I'm wanting to create a mass storage drive so I can store 40TB + of 4k films etc. It will be plugged directly in to a media player (Zappiti) and I don't need to access the films/data over my network like a NAS drive as its purely for storing films.

I've been looking at stuff like JBODS (Icy Box) etc. I don't want anything too technical just something that'll plug in USB C / 3.1 and allow me to slot a few 8tb hard drives in. Its in a separate room to my cinema room and so noise/heat isn't a primary concern however I'd like something that runs reasonably cool for the sake of the HD's and something thats reliable. I don't really want to spend silly money if possible - I've seen some for around £150 but then the reviews start putting me off and the ICY Box type ones seem at the higher end and a little more sophisticated...

Thanks for any help.

 

[apple_man77]

Sorry for the slow reply - just seen this.

Still not got anything yet - I'm a bit of a nightmare researching and reading reviews - think I've found one and then start reading reviews and people moaning about heat build up / not going in to stand by etc etc.

I think ICY box seems the best option as a JBOD - QNAP/Synology seem good options if you need NAS/RAID but for a 4/5 bay drive a lot more money than a JBOD type device.