NAS / backup advice needed

[gpgmass]

Hello, looking for advice on a home office + amateur photography backup solution. What I have come up with is a rather costly solution ($2200 Amazon) and wondering if it’s overkill.
I am wondering if there was a more affordable option but I do like the SSD drives. This is what I have come up with Synology DS920+ and Seagate 4TB SSD (3) .

 

[Ray2]

My 2.5” USB-C 2-bay enclosure + 5 TB spinner for TM and a 2 TB SSD for a clone would cost $350 today.

 

[satcomer]

You should have done a search on the quickest NVME enclosure Thunderbolt 3 NVME enclosures and look through the thread for one you want to buy!

 

[dimme]

From what I have read spinning disk are more reliable and cheaper when it comes to long term storage. They may not be as fast but in a NAS that may not be an issue.

 

[chikorita157]

SSDs shouldn't be used for long term storage since it's more volatile than hard drives as it needs to be powered on once in a while or it will loose data. A more viable option is to get 16-20 TB hard drives and use RAID 10 or ZFS. Do not RAID5 them as it will take too long to rebuild.

 

[pmiles]

I have a 2-bay Synology DS220+ with a single 4TB Western Digital Red Pro NAS HDD... setup was less than $500 back in 2021. I use it for a media server atm.

Keep in mind that you don't need a super fast drive for storage/backup solutions. SSDs are best for actual application driven functions... such as editing your photos... not for storage.

HDDs still serve a function. If SSDs were a viable replacement, they (HDDs) would have all disappeared by now.