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Best cheap NAS to backup my Synology to - Enquiries - 12-21-2022
I am replacing 4TB drives in my Synology DS 1520+ with 8TB drives. (I'm using SHR1.) So I will have three 4TB drives left over. How can I use them to backup my NAS?
I am thinking the best is a cheap second NAS and using the left-over drives in RAID 0 config to be able to backup most of my stuff.
Do you think this could work or is RAID0 too risky for a backup? What is the cheapest NAS enclosure you can recommend for this? Should it be a Synology for better software compatibility?
Many thanks for any pointers!
RE: Best cheap NAS to backup my Synology to - ed - 12-22-2022
I would check ebay for any old plus series NAS. Even if it is 5 years old or so.
You can use RAID0 or JBOD to maximise the storage space. It is just a backup.
You could also go for Qnap or USB based backup, but Synology ecosystem will simplify things.
I hope this helps.