Looking for a cheap storage method

[nickbidi]

Well i am a architecture student (so i have a low budget) and i need lots of storage for my projects, it doesnt need to be portable, so it can stay on my desk at all times, is there any way of having several hdd in my desk that i can connect to every time i get home?. I was thinking like a mini server. I dont know much about this and Thanks in advance for the answers.

 

[svan71]

how much storage?

 

[nickbidi]

Around 10 Tb

 

[John_234]

You could get a hard drive hub like this https://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-dock-mb975sp-b-flexcage-tray-less-5x35-in-3x525-sata-hdd-cage?utm_source=google+shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKEAiA3Ou1BRDso5XyhduuwFASJABP3PEDVlgrwqVuHtQ43xkHpgyV913LH3n_kzweKl_kdH1VRBoC82Xw_wcB
and install how many drives you need to suit.

Otherwise you could go for a nas system but there a bit expensive.

 

[game junky]

Depends on your budget and your needs:

If you need access only when at home, you can go with a USB external drive. There are tons of manufacturers with tons of sizes, pick based on reviews,
features and pricing at that point

If you need access on the go when you do not have internet access, get a large USB portable (WD makes a 3TB - I use that for media while traveling)

If you need access on the go when you do have internet access, get a external drive with cloud accessibility (WD & Seagate both have good consumer platforms, I went with the WD MyCloud because of the storage expansion capability).

My setup is tiered - I use a large capacity storage drive in my workstation, I backup to a USB non-portable drive once a week, I use a large capacity portable drive with all my media files on it for travel and I use a USB external with external network access so I can share files across multiple workstations. It's not cheap, but it's effective.

If I were in your shoes, I would get a high-capacity portable drive. Bring it with you wherever you go so that it doesn't matter if you're on a flight, you can still work with ease

 

[nickbidi]

Thank you that's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[game junky]

Disregard, just saw your size requirements. I would go with a NAS - I love Drobo and Synology but Synology is probably your best in terms of features, cost and performance. I use a DS1515/DS1515+ for one of our remote offices where they have a lot of graphic design files they're continually using and sharing. The DS1515 with (5) 3TB disks is probably a good fit. It gives you good performance, redundancy and little capacity wiggle room (If you're doing RAID5, you're looking at around 12TB based on 80 % due to formatting).