Fun question

[AJN]

How many people here think it's a bad idea to put 16x 2tb seagate berracuda in a nas? Or how long will it last if you run it long terms 

[SolarpandaS]

No totally go for it use it for storing nuclear weapons designs 

[AJN]

11 minutes ago, SolarpandaS said:

No totally go for it use it for storing nuclear weapons designs 

But for real how long do you think it will last if they are all in the 16bay.

they are quite cheap

[SolarpandaS]

2 minutes ago, AJN said:

But for real how long do you think it will last if they are all in the 16bay.

they are quite cheap

Eh hard drives aren't known for being particularly sturdy but as long as you don't overstress them you could get a good 4 maybe 5 years at least

[SolarpandaS]

Also as long as you're only using it for backup and less important files you should be fine... Drives break more often in the first hours and last hours of use (last as in right before they break... So obviously) 

[.li0n]

Well, buy 12 HDDs and an 500gb SSD, store whatever you need most on the SSD, and fill up the HDDs with crap

[AJN]

I really don't need that much storage and I have no idea what I'm doing I just found a 8 core Xeon for 60$ and a due socket lga 2011 server mb for 200 ish and a 3u chassi for another 250ish so I was thinking should I build it for fun and tinker around with it 

[jkalousek]

Well I'd never have any Seagate or Samsung HDD (even really old ones fail on me). But let me tell you, put 8 WD greens in a row and they will be dead within 2 years (my experiences)...

 

BTW I saw some Seagate HDD datasheets to have row with information about how many disc are recommended beside each other in one machine (but it was probably enterprise lineup)

[tt2468]

16 hours ago, AJN said:

I really don't need that much storage and I have no idea what I'm doing I just found a 8 core Xeon for 60$ and a due socket lga 2011 server mb for 200 ish and a 3u chassi for another 250ish so I was thinking should I build it for fun and tinker around with it 

The thing I would be worried about is vibrations. Vibrations from other drives are always the cause of death. I would say focus on getting NAS drives that candle vibrations.