Reddit reviews Mediasonic ProRaid 2 Bay 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure – USB 3.0 & eSATA Support 16TB & UASP Protocol (HUR3-SU3S3)
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Hardware embedded Raid controller ensure data integrity with redundant back up capabilitySupport all brand of 3.5” SATA I / II / III hard drive up to 16TB per drive, and support SATA 3 6.0Gbps hard drive transfer rateUSB 3.0 Transfer rate up to 5.0 Gbps, and eSATA up to 6.0 GbpsLED Light indicator for system status monitoring, and Smart Fan FunctionSupport S.M.A.R.T. and UASP Protocol. Metal Case Material
It's an external RAID array enclosure. Here's a link to it:
https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-ProRaid-SATA-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B00KCEAXJW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1549666647&sr=1-1&keywords=Mediasonic+HUR3-SU3S3
I have it in RAID 1 with two 2 TB Seagate drives.
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For those that are curious:
What am I using them for?
Hands "RAID processing to the CPU" crap, wow really. had not idea that is a thing with the PCIe RAID adapters. And to think, I was looking into them earlier. thanks for that heads up. in this case the storage unit I am looking to get requires you to set the RAID at the storage unit before connecting to any system. 2-bay storage I am currently using the same one now.
One option is to go with a Synology. There are a lot of models to choose from, you could pick one with enough power. There are pros and cons with Synology. I used one for several years until a software update corrupted the raid. I had a backup, so not big deal, but my trust level in Synology went to zero.
Another option is a linux server. I got an Intel NUC (and 8gb ram + 128gb ssd):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MSZTD8N/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And this enclosure:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KCEAXJW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I now have everything I had with the Synology plus a whole lot more power and versatility. You could even bump up to the i3 for a little more. The great thing about these NUC's is they use very little power and are extremely reliable. I have several that have been running 24/7 for years without even a hiccup.
Yeah, something like this
I use one of Mediasonic's ProRaid boxes. I've been using it for about a year in Raid 0 configuration. No complaints, it was a great starter box for grouping a bunch of HDD's together for a Plex server. I've been backing up my data to ACD but come January that won't be an option anymore. I'm saving up for a more long term solution using (thinking a Drobo as well).