@lamp The Problem is not getting a SAS-HBA and a breakout cable...

And yes you can just use some cheap case and even choose one without famcy front drive bays...

Tho that would be kinda sad.

As for used drives: Unless you're fast at rebuilding a #ZRAID3 and have a metric fuckton of them, I'dbnot use them at all.

Already we're approaching sub €50/TB in SSDs again so that'll be my target...

@lamp I recommend to "circle-swap" drives and always exchange the smallest for a bigger drive...

Ideally get the biggest #Nitrogen-Filled #CMR drive you can afford and setup a #ZFS #ZRAID2 or even better #ZRAID3 to get expanability...