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Over Synology, and looking to build my first home lab. Could use some advice on parts...
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Depending on your future storage needs, you might check out Fractal's Define series of cases. I have the Define 6 and have room for around 12 3.5" drives + 4 2.5" drives in a midtower format. It's super silent too with four fans and the nine 3.5" drives I had in it previously (consolidated down to six larger capacity drives now).
Ooh, that's good to know. I believe the Meshify only has two 2.5" which means I'd need to figure out a solution for the other two I have. The "mesh" and airflow is what drew me to that case. How's the Define?
I have a first gen Define XL that's probably closing in on 15 years old. Still going strong as my primary desktop case. The only problem I've had is little cheap plastic connectors to attach the feet to the case broke. I know they've fixed the design for recent versions but I can't justify the cost when the rest still works fine.