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How long should I expect a NAS to last? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by akilou@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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First off, I'd normally ask this question on a datahoarding forum, but this one is way more active than those and I'm sure there's considerable overlap.

So I have a Synology DS218+ that I got in 2020. So it's a 6 year old model by now but only 4 into its service. There's absolutely no reason to believe it'll start failing anytime soon, and it's completely reliable. I'm just succession planning.

I'm looking forward to my next NAS, wondering if I should get the new version of the same model again (whenever that is) or expand to a 4 bay.

The drives are 14 TB shucked easy stores, for what it's worth, and not even half full.

What are your thoughts?

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Your NAS will last as long as your storage medium.

HDD lasts 5-10 years, SSD lasts like 10+

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Not the batch of WD Red SSDs I got in 2022. 3 of the 4 have failed. I'm assuming the 4th is going to die any day now. Fortunately WD honors their warranties, and only one drive died at a time so the my RAID was able to stay intact.

I feel like I must have gotten 4 from the same bad batch or something. One dying felt like bad luck, but when another died every 3 months it seemed like more than a coincidence. And none of the replaced ones have died, just the original batch.

So how long does an SSD last? YMMV.