Rescued the drives from the trash, all functional, less than 1 year old. I am looking to set up a multimedia server and NAS, but I need hardware suggestions. Looking to keep the spend here under $600. The synology drive bays are giving me some sticker shock. Was planning on using TrueNas.
I had the same sticker shock on Synology drives. bought a mini computer (Intel i7) off marketplace for 70$ and some extra memory. Booted up Proxmox with different VMs but will opt for TrueNAS for scalablity in the future. Can use scale to use old laptops which are laying around to act has agents to run my vms.
In hindsight, for 100-125$, you may get some old servers or supermicro PCs to run your VMs and NAS on. Which is also a good option…
Any idea where I can find supermicros in that price range?
Honestly, it depends on where you live. In toronto, there are occasional local ads on kijiji or fb marketplace which list it for that price.