I'm considering getting a Nas after many many years of thinking about one and not being able to get it due to finances.. And now here I am considering one again in probably about the worst time to get one given the storage insanity. But I do need one to be able to perform proper data backup and I can afford one now.
Anyway, I can't make my mind up between getting a 2 bay or 4 bay one. Everyone says get a 4 bay so there's headroom, which I can understand. However given the current global situation I think it changes the situation somewhat. Being a little pessimistic I'm not sure when/if we're going to see HDDs go down to an acceptable price point. Hence having a 4 bay Nas when there's little likelihood of actually being able to fill the slots, is redundant.
Currently I have a brand new 8tb 3.5inch hdd I can put in a nas. And I'm faced with using another + the nas which does drive up the overall cost. 8tb drives are just over the £300 currently. Given the price difference between 2 and 4 bay nas, I could make a fair saving going with just a 2 bay.
Anyway, does anyone here have any advice regarding making a nas choice now in todays climate?
Anyway, I can't make my mind up between getting a 2 bay or 4 bay one. Everyone says get a 4 bay so there's headroom, which I can understand. However given the current global situation I think it changes the situation somewhat. Being a little pessimistic I'm not sure when/if we're going to see HDDs go down to an acceptable price point. Hence having a 4 bay Nas when there's little likelihood of actually being able to fill the slots, is redundant.
Currently I have a brand new 8tb 3.5inch hdd I can put in a nas. And I'm faced with using another + the nas which does drive up the overall cost. 8tb drives are just over the £300 currently. Given the price difference between 2 and 4 bay nas, I could make a fair saving going with just a 2 bay.
Anyway, does anyone here have any advice regarding making a nas choice now in todays climate?
