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Hard Drive arrays - Best Combo?
So, I've been looking into creating an External Storage array (A DAS array), but I have ran into a dilemma involving Redundancy, Capacity, & Cost.
You see, I'm looking to create this setup for £300-400, but preferably as cheap as possible.
I also need it to be redundant, as this is going to have 6-8TB of data on it.
This is where the problem arises, I can get the following setups for the following prices:
(% Redundant calculated by dividing how many drives can fail from the total number of drives, eg: 1/3 = 33%)
2x4TB Drives + 2 Slot enclosure, RAID 0, 0% redundant, 8TB total: £315.66,
3x3TB lower-quality Drives + 4 Slot enclosure (I can't find a 3 Slot one), RAID 5, 33% redundant, 6TB total: £377.97,
4x2TB Drives + 4 Slot enclosure, RAID 5, 25% redundant, 6TB total: £381.90,
Which would be my best bet, considering I'm looking for a cheap solution, whilst retaining a high capacity, & decent redundancy?
Or would a completely different setup be better? Feel free to suggest something else...