04-23-2022, 05:20 PM
I'd like to hear their thoughts on your request as well. I have a 213j that is ripe for replacement soon. While I don't have an answer for you, I'll suggest another option for you. Even though I am also considering moving to a 4 bay system there is another option you could consider.A 2-Bay set up, with external back up. DS220+ or 720+ (or 222 / 722 equivalents). 6 or 8TB drives RAID 0 for speed, and use Hyper Backup to an external drive you can house elsewhere. and do this monthly. It could cost less (not that that's a concern for you) but having a backup elsewhere is a safer thing to do. However, if SPEED is the most important thing for you, I'm not so sure RAID 5 would give you much of an improvement, assuming that's one of your reasons to go with a 4Bay solution.My guess is the Eithernet connection and Processors would give you the best performance improvement over the 216 and 110. The 110 would be an overkill External backup. but it's Free vs buying a new drive set up. so there is that too. Some food for thought.Side note:I posted a thread here with a comparison chart of 2 and 4-bay drives. I'm not sure how exactly accurate it is, I'm hoping they respond, but I think it might be helpful guidance for users like you and I.