[Cyph0n]

I have 50 TB useable in my home server. This requires a total of 6 drives (raidz1) for let’s say $300 each.

Upfront storage = $1800

Power consumption (for the entire server) = $20/month

If we bundle storage into the first year’s cost, it comes out to about $2000.

On the other hand, if you use Backblaze B2, storage alone would cost $3000 per year. If you’re downloading content regularly (media), it adds up pretty damn quickly.

[ThatMedicIsASpy]

I can get 18TB (Toshiba MG09ACA 512e) for 260€ (tax included) which would put me at usable 90TB. The cheapest drive starting at 10TB is a DC HC520 12TB SAS for 185€

I've considered building a NAS for years but I don't know why I just don't do it. Maybe its just the fear of the storage noise which increases a lot on high capacity drives.

[asksomeoneelse]

I made a storage server a few weeks ago. I experimented a bit with various HDDs before choosing, and the difference in noise seemed kinda massive depending on what model you go with. I tested with some Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB and WD Red Pro 20TB, and they were indeed pretty noisy. Clearly too noisy to have in a room where people live. On the other hand, the WD Red Plus (only 14TB max though) are surprisingly quiet. I put 11 of those in a good case (Fractal Define 7), and the whole thing is barely audible. Even with some heavy I/O task going on (e.g. ZFS scrub), you could hardly guess that the server is running over the background noise of my fridge and ventilation.

[Cyph0n]

Ah a fellow TF2 player :)

To be honest, the noise isn’t too bad with a good case. I use a Define R5, but I hear the Meshify also has great noise suppression.