I am planning to replace my PROMISE R6 (2011; 24TB) and I found this
https://www.qnap.com/en/product/tx-800p
Does anybody know if I can connect this TB-expansion chassis directly to a MacMini; will it see the disks?
JBOD mode will be fine; I can use Disk Utility RAID (or SoftRAID). I DO NOT want to buy a QNAP device with an INTEL processor consuming 300W in standby - because then I need an air-conditioned room during 4-6 summer months; which I don't have. My PROMISE R6 consumes about 100W (controller+6x4TB disks) and can survive up to 30C/86F - in fact the MacMini (INTEL crap inside) is hotter; mostly idle-just running iTunes!
https://www.qnap.com/en/product/tx-800p
Does anybody know if I can connect this TB-expansion chassis directly to a MacMini; will it see the disks?
JBOD mode will be fine; I can use Disk Utility RAID (or SoftRAID). I DO NOT want to buy a QNAP device with an INTEL processor consuming 300W in standby - because then I need an air-conditioned room during 4-6 summer months; which I don't have. My PROMISE R6 consumes about 100W (controller+6x4TB disks) and can survive up to 30C/86F - in fact the MacMini (INTEL crap inside) is hotter; mostly idle-just running iTunes!