[pdimitar]

I heard that a number of times but I am using a professional external HDD and my ZFS pool with it is quite stable for ~2.5 years now.

I'd wager much more people are doing ZFS + external drives than many people think -- it's very convenient and that trumps recommendations, it seems.

I am aiming to have a proper server OneDay™ and will make sure I get one with enough PCIe lanes so I can have several slots for 4-6 HDDs or SATA SSDs but in the meantime a simple thin client + a professional external HDD has been getting the job done amazingly well.

[happymellon]

I had "a proper server", and found that it ended up being a complete hassle. I'm much happier with the current setup and I've had less data incidents.