Hello ! I have a custom build NAS currently using 4x6TB hard drives in RAID10. I am looking for a capacity upgrade. My main focus are low power consumption and low noise (the NAS is in my living room / home office).

I can’t seem to find any 5400RPM HDD over 8TB in capacity anywhere. Is there any model with 10, 12 or more TB in existence ? If not, what could be the reasons ?

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    It’s a niche of the hard drive market. It persists in “surveillance” HDDs but that’s because they’re optimized for endurance, and low noise is just a side effect.

    Not too many people are putting a NAS in their living room.

    • Synapse@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Thanks, I will look for surveillance types of disks.

      Living room is my only option.