ASK NC

I am replacing 4TB drives in my Synology DS 1520+ with 8TB drives. (I'm using SHR1.) So I will have three 4TB drives left over. How can I use them to backup my NAS?

I am thinking the best is a cheap second NAS and using the left-over drives in RAID 0 config to be able to backup most of my stuff.

Do you think this could work or is RAID0 too risky for a backup? What is the cheapest NAS enclosure you can recommend for this? Should it be a Synology for better software compatibility?

Many thanks for any pointers!

I would check ebay for any old plus series NAS. Even if it is 5 years old or so.
You can use RAID0 or JBOD to maximise the storage space. It is just a backup.
You could also go for Qnap or USB based backup, but Synology ecosystem will simplify things.


I hope this helps.