I've been using 2x 8tb WD Elements external hard drives to store my personal files and they are getting full. I could buy 2x bigger capacity of the same hard drive to replace or just buy another external hard drive to keep the process going but I figured that would add more cables and plugs so I decided to get a DAS and am not sure if that's smart or not. I recently bought a Qnap TR-004 4 Bay DAS for $230 and am planning to buy 2-3x Seagate EXOS 14TB to put them in there. I read that these EXOS drives are server rated which means they are much more durable than the Barracuda drives right?
I am also looking into ways to backup my 16tb worth of data online for a decent price (incase my hard drives die on me). I saw Backblaze offer a very cheap and reliable way for my backup ($70 a year). The problem is the fastest upload connection in my area is only about 20-30 mbps thus it would literally take over 2000 hours of continuous upload (over 3 months) to completely backup my data. Will doing this kill my hard drives even if I go with the EXOS drives over Barracuda? It would be terrific if I could mail Backblaze my hard drives for them to upload then they can just send them back to me afterward but unfortunately they don't do that :/
Also, do you guys happen to know if the Qnap DAS support drives bigger than 14tb?
I am also looking into ways to backup my 16tb worth of data online for a decent price (incase my hard drives die on me). I saw Backblaze offer a very cheap and reliable way for my backup ($70 a year). The problem is the fastest upload connection in my area is only about 20-30 mbps thus it would literally take over 2000 hours of continuous upload (over 3 months) to completely backup my data. Will doing this kill my hard drives even if I go with the EXOS drives over Barracuda? It would be terrific if I could mail Backblaze my hard drives for them to upload then they can just send them back to me afterward but unfortunately they don't do that :/
Also, do you guys happen to know if the Qnap DAS support drives bigger than 14tb?
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