Buy large capacity off the shelf backup drive or assemble one myself?
Buy large capacity off the shelf backup drive or assemble one myself?
I'm going to be setting up my first NAS soon and want to be sure that I have a backup solution in place as well. I'd like to store all of my files locally rather than using a cloud service for backups. I could either buy a premade backup drive (WD Elements, Seagate Expansion, etc.) or a large hard disk and an enclosure and assemble one myself. Can those of you with experience in this area please guide me? I'd appreciate learning about the pros and cons from expert data hoarders :) Thank you!
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I don't think it matters that much. It's more important to have several backup copies and follow the 3-2-1 rule: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/. For backups, I would just go with a cheaper option.