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ORICO - DAS RAID 2-Bay Enclosure for 2.5/3.5" Drives USB 3.0 - at Amazon $59.99
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This is like saying "a trailer is no good, because it isn't a pick up truck".
Any NAS that supports your feature list will be hundreds more. This is only $60.
It is more than a hunk of metal. It has a cooling fan, interface electronics and fairly solid mounting hardware. And... it's $60.
A DAS is a low cost way to provide storage expansion to your system, and it is much simpler to setup and maintain (for the typical user).
Now... if you want to discuss this particular DAS's shortcomings, I'd agree with you - but saying a DAS is bad because it isn't a NAS just isn't true.
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Chipset is a JMicron JM551. Shows up in linux as: 152d:0561 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JMS551 - Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo
The JMicro UASP chip on this model is poorly implemented resulting in SMART diagnostic issues, freezing, and potential data loss due to the aforementioned poorly implemented UASP firmware. On linux you can set a hardware 'quirk' configuration file that disables the use of UASP on this drive. It will move data slower but should be stable.
My advice? Stay away from Orico products (or any product) containing the JMicron chipset. JMicron has been notified about their poor firmware since 2011 with no change or response from the company.
*For Orico, the use of the JMicron chipset has permanently hobbled an otherwise great product offering. As this is the third time (out of three...) I have bought an Orico product that has either failed prematurely or has not been able to meet the stated specs. I will not be purchasing any further products with your branding." - Amazon Review
Chipset is a JMicron JM551. Shows up in linux as: 152d:0561 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JMS551 - Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo
The JMicro UASP chip on this model is poorly implemented resulting in SMART diagnostic issues, freezing, and potential data loss due to the aforementioned poorly implemented UASP firmware. On linux you can set a hardware 'quirk' configuration file that disables the use of UASP on this drive. It will move data slower but should be stable.
My advice? Stay away from Orico products (or any product) containing the JMicron chipset. JMicron has been notified about their poor firmware since 2011 with no change or response from the company.
*For Orico, the use of the JMicron chipset has permanently hobbled an otherwise great product offering. As this is the third time (out of three...) I have bought an Orico product that has either failed prematurely or has not been able to meet the stated specs. I will not be purchasing any further products with your branding." - Amazon Review
Absolutely agree with this. Jmicron chipsets are awful and I've had nothing but trouble with the docking station that came with it. Firmware updates seem non existent so mostly your stuck with how it came
I use these to put in old drives in RAID 0 for higher speed and capacity to backup a NAS. I use the 2.5" RAID models to backup individual PCs using old laptop HDDs or SSDs.
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It's perfect for my use case. I already have a server functioning as a NAS, I don't want a second NAS. I can add a few large drives to it as an isolated unit and plug it in to do a full backup on a weekly basis, unplugging the system when not backing up. This will be an offline backup of my data that will be safe even if a power surge overwhelms my surge protection systems and fries every hard drive in my server.
And what's wrong with that?
You pair this with any of the N100 mini PCs that have regularly gone on sale for around $100 and you have a fully functioning NAS/Plex server without all the overhead or proprietary parts that these all in one units use. And it will be miles ahead of what Synology or QNAP currently offer in performance or price.
As for those features you think are missing, where's your proof?
Proxmox picks up everything my DAS has to offer just fine.
You pair this with any of the N100 mini PCs that have regularly gone on sale for around $100 and you have a fully functioning NAS/Plex server without all the overhead or proprietary parts that these all in one units use. And it will be miles ahead of what Synology or QNAP currently offer in performance or price.
As for those features you think are missing, where's your proof?
Proxmox picks up everything my DAS has to offer just fine.
I purchased a cenmate 3 bay enclosure like this and hooked it up to a N150 mini PC that had 2.5gb Ethernet for a bit more network speed. I installed Open Media Vault as the operating system and it is a fantastic little Nas server.
I did have 3 2tb drives laying around so not including those in the cost. In total I paid about $220 for everything.
I did have 3 2tb drives laying around so not including those in the cost. In total I paid about $220 for everything.
One more question, the deal posted on SD for 'ORICO Daisy Chain 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure' is also DAS or do you suggest to buy this?
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I did have 3 2tb drives laying around so not including those in the cost. In total I paid about $220 for everything.