I was thinking on buying a 2-4 bay HDD powered enclosure as a NAS for my mini pc, since I already have that, and buying or building a full-fledged diy NAS seems a bit expensive.
I want to hear some opinions from you guys, since it seems using this method is a mixed area from the selfhosted pros. I would be hoping that by using a powered enclosure, that would alleviate or solve the USB port overcharging issue, which have appeared in my mini pc when trying out an external HDD with a normal sata to usb converter.
Did you have any experiences with a setup like this one?
Yeah this option seems like a more robust option than using an USB one. Unfortunately my mini PC doesn’t offer a sata connection, but thank you for the suggestion!
It would need a PCIe slot, not a SATA connection. But I assume it doesn’t have that either then.
Do you think that PCIe card would fit on a lenovo 1L PC? Those have a PCIe slot, but only small cards fit.
Are you talking about these? They don’t look like they have a PCIe slot…
In any case, the specifications say
Yes, many of them have a PCIe slot, example. Thanks for the specifications
I use the usb version of the qnap 4 bay and never had an issue. Into a nuc holding all media. Boot and docker config all on the nuc nvme.