I have Optiplex 3060 Micro with 1 NVME drive and there was 2 TB External drive (Seagate backup plus shucked) which died today. I’m looking for 5 TB HDD option which could be used for below usage :-

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  • Device would be used as Media Server / Torrenting
  • Device would be running 24x7
  • It does not have any critical data
  • Don’t need super fast drive 100 MB speed is good enough
  • Its mostly going to be torrenting and view via plex.
  • All services runs from NVME

Since the device does not have space for 3.5 HDD im stucked with 2.5 inch drives. I’m open to explore external drive as well internal drive.

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  • deelayman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you go external, give yourself room to grow. I regret buying a two bay QNAP das to expand outside a small PC chassis.

    With your optiplex 3060, you should have usb 3.1 gen 1 ports more than capable of supporting a 4 bay DAS.

  • danzilla007@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Internal 5TB 2.5" drives are expensive for their capacity and don’t fit in many consumer 2.5" bays due to their excess height. You’re better off getting a 3.5" external that you can shuck when you later upgrade cases. It’ll also get you more capacity for your money.