![Pulled this from a Synology NAS. Over 8 years old…how much more life could be reasonably expected? Haven't even powered it on to check overall health yet, just going by the disk Pulled this from a Synology NAS. Over 8 years old…how much more life could be reasonably expected? Haven't even powered it on to check overall health yet, just going by the disk](https://preview.redd.it/pulled-this-from-a-synology-nas-over-8-years-old-how-much-v0-m1uxflo82hba1.jpg?auto=webp&s=b801a13984f65c07ea893db17a4f455e320f0d79)
Pulled this from a Synology NAS. Over 8 years old…how much more life could be reasonably expected? Haven't even powered it on to check overall health yet, just going by the disk
![Your NAS uses spinning disks? Well not me - 16 SSD 250 GB drives - 2.4TB usable space : r/DataHoarder Your NAS uses spinning disks? Well not me - 16 SSD 250 GB drives - 2.4TB usable space : r/DataHoarder](https://i.redd.it/wl153xfjq5011.jpg)
Your NAS uses spinning disks? Well not me - 16 SSD 250 GB drives - 2.4TB usable space : r/DataHoarder
![The Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB is the industry's largest capacity NAS hard drive - designed for high-volume workloads with faster transfer speeds. Read more about this massive drive in our review below. : The Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB is the industry's largest capacity NAS hard drive - designed for high-volume workloads with faster transfer speeds. Read more about this massive drive in our review below. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/l9KFmZRK7cIJXEsHMEY1AcKHhbjTfjoBFZjekJKE6LA.jpg?auto=webp&s=de744f11f37965fb4d719f072991f56fe100c14c)
The Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB is the industry's largest capacity NAS hard drive - designed for high-volume workloads with faster transfer speeds. Read more about this massive drive in our review below. :
![I've been using these HDD cases to store drives that are not part of a DAS or NAS, typically the separate location backup and they have served me very well when moving I've been using these HDD cases to store drives that are not part of a DAS or NAS, typically the separate location backup and they have served me very well when moving](https://i.redd.it/wy7yafdtzmt91.jpg)
I've been using these HDD cases to store drives that are not part of a DAS or NAS, typically the separate location backup and they have served me very well when moving
![What HDDs are best now? Between SMR issues and quality continually going by the wayside, I'm worried about buying junk. Size range 4 - 6 - 8 TB? I searched before asking, What HDDs are best now? Between SMR issues and quality continually going by the wayside, I'm worried about buying junk. Size range 4 - 6 - 8 TB? I searched before asking,](https://external-preview.redd.it/4Eeh-9S5GyrGH6kPMPvHLMfi4hUsnHX85_B_xANvfMU.jpg?auto=webp&s=d1ae15ff7ffeafc0a4d0042cbfd54141ce15fb93)
What HDDs are best now? Between SMR issues and quality continually going by the wayside, I'm worried about buying junk. Size range 4 - 6 - 8 TB? I searched before asking,
![What is the Difference between NAS Hard-Drives and Standard Hard-Drives? Is it all a Big Con? – NAS Compares What is the Difference between NAS Hard-Drives and Standard Hard-Drives? Is it all a Big Con? – NAS Compares](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7KcjqUamRxw/maxresdefault.jpg)
What is the Difference between NAS Hard-Drives and Standard Hard-Drives? Is it all a Big Con? – NAS Compares
![Seagate NAS HDD Making Occasional Loud Read/Write Noises. This has happened with two drives now. First one was loud as all hell, and got worse over time, so I just received a Seagate NAS HDD Making Occasional Loud Read/Write Noises. This has happened with two drives now. First one was loud as all hell, and got worse over time, so I just received a](https://i.redd.it/cvhcmt9wjqs41.jpg)
Seagate NAS HDD Making Occasional Loud Read/Write Noises. This has happened with two drives now. First one was loud as all hell, and got worse over time, so I just received a
![Running out of ways to put more drives in my tower. Does anyone have a better solution than this to stack them higher? : r/DataHoarder Running out of ways to put more drives in my tower. Does anyone have a better solution than this to stack them higher? : r/DataHoarder](https://external-preview.redd.it/jcN67s6PgUT3Cc552HU9vqn1ZzVgWIRFHuEnh6flfP0.jpg?auto=webp&s=cc86fc58a8944fc488477265a6e2e899f5bff777)