Data Hoarding Setup Review
Hi, I'm considering my first serious data hoarding setup. I'm planning on using a DAS because I really only use my computer in my home office. I don't watch our TVs much and if I do it something me and the wife want to watch together. I have a Philips 34" that I enjoy watching shows and reading on. So I don't think a NAS is something for me. And I don't have the knowledge or time to jump into a NAS setup.
Equipment
- MacBook Air M2 1TB
- DAS: Terramaster D2-320. Reasons: Easy to use for beginners, Thunderbolt connection for fast speeds with my MacBook Air, compact and aesthetically pleasing on my desk
- 2 × 8TB Western Digital Blue HDD. Reason: Good price point and 8TB seems like a reasonable starting capacity. Reason: Will use Backblaze for redundancy/backup
Backup Strategy
- Backblaze Personal $100 bucks a year to back up both my MacBook and external drives
- RAID 0
- Considering an additional external drive for Time Machine backups
- This provides redundancy if any of my 8TB drives fail
What do you think of this strategy? Any critiques or personal anecdotes about similar setups would be appreciated. I haven't purchased anything yet, so I'm open to advice or scenarios I might not have considered. Thanks in advance!