You’re worried about power draw, know that each server grade 4500 to 5400 rpm HDD draws around 7watts. You can reduce that impact by having a flash drive for your system files (NAS config, logs, apps…) and setting up spin down times so that your HDDs only spin when in use.
You’re worried about power draw, know that each server grade 4500 to 5400 rpm HDD draws around 7watts. You can reduce that impact by having a flash drive for your system files (NAS config, logs, apps…) and setting up spin down times so that your HDDs only spin when in use.