Yesterday, 09:23 AM
Thanks for the message, and congrats on the trailer setup — sounds like a great mix of mobility and remote work. Given your storage needs, preference for SSDs, and the potential use of Docker or VMs, I agree the ASUSTOR Flashstor-12 Pro is a very strong fit. It’s compact, runs silent, supports all-M.2 NVMe SSDs, and has the power to handle container workloads or even light VM use if needed.
Since you’re favouring SanDisk, you might want to look at WD Red SN700 (WD/SanDisk family) — they’re NAS-grade M.2 SSDs with solid endurance and a 5-year warranty. Not the cheapest per TB, but great for reliability and supported in most NAS setups.
With 5–6 drives, you could run RAID 5 or RAID 6 depending on how much fault tolerance you want. Even using 2TB or 4TB drives, you’d comfortably land in that <10TB usable range with redundancy. Just keep in mind that the Flashstor-12 uses PCIe Gen3 x2 lanes per slot, so you won’t get full Gen4 speeds — but for media, Docker, and light Splunk data access, it’s more than enough.
Since you’re favouring SanDisk, you might want to look at WD Red SN700 (WD/SanDisk family) — they’re NAS-grade M.2 SSDs with solid endurance and a 5-year warranty. Not the cheapest per TB, but great for reliability and supported in most NAS setups.
With 5–6 drives, you could run RAID 5 or RAID 6 depending on how much fault tolerance you want. Even using 2TB or 4TB drives, you’d comfortably land in that <10TB usable range with redundancy. Just keep in mind that the Flashstor-12 uses PCIe Gen3 x2 lanes per slot, so you won’t get full Gen4 speeds — but for media, Docker, and light Splunk data access, it’s more than enough.