Looking for advice regarding storage
Hi, I'm looking for advice on setting up storage for a new unraid server. I'm tried of multiple external hard drives for backups so I decided to repurpose some old PC parts into a personal NAS server to run owncloud & immich.
I came across the following 10 inch racks and thought it would be perfect frame for it.
They even have a mini itx shelf which can hold my old motherboard:
What I'm stuck on is storage.
I'm having a hard time finding enclosure that don't output to USB. I eventually ended up with the following options:
Option 1 - 6 x 2.5" storage bay - needs 1U rack space
Option 2 - 4 x 3.5" storage bay - needs 3U rack space
Option 3 - buy both and have 6x 2.5 drives and 4x 3.5 drives
From what I can find during my research, SSDs are more reliable which is more suitable for my use case of storing files to quickly access but more expensive while I'm easily finding large capacity HDDs.
Which option would be the best investment in the long run for storage?
Also if you know of any other storage bays or options, that works too!
Posted Dec 1, 2025, 7:03 PM UTC