Compact-ish NAS cases?

Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 24 points – 12 months ago

I'm looking for a suggestion for compact-ish NAS cases. I only have a few drives, 4 at the moment, so I don't need a ton of space. But I'd like to downsize without getting a brand new motherboard and PSU it possible (both are ATX at the moment).

My main requirement is being able to install and uninstall drives without worrying about cable management.

Thanks!

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I have one of these and it's worked pretty well after some mods for cooling better.

My NAS case is a retro mid-tower ATX that I got at a swap meet. It's all black and no scratches. Come to think of it, my whole home lab consists of 3 Frankenstein computers and one OptiPlex 7050 that's handling my routing needs. 😆

What cooling mods did you do?

Removed the front metal panel so it's all mesh. Replaced front fan with a 3000 rpm notcua. Zip tied a 14cm notcua over the mobo.