I've been shucking external hard drives for my NAS for three years, and it's saved me thousands
The author shares their experience of shucking external hard drives for their NAS over the past three years, highlighting significant cost savings. Initially, they purchased dedicated NAS drives but found them to be expensive, especially with rising hard drive prices. By shucking external drives, they discovered a more affordable way to expand storage without sacrificing much in terms of quality or reliability.
- ▪The author initially bought dedicated NAS drives, believing they were the best option for reliability.
- ▪As storage needs grew, the author found external hard drives on sale for much lower prices than NAS-branded drives.
- ▪Shucking involves opening external hard drives to use the internal drives in a NAS, which can lead to significant savings.
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| Original publisher | XDA Developers |
| Canonical URL | https://www.xda-developers.com/nas-hard-drive-cheap-affordable-external-drive-shucking/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 18:30:21 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-24T18:32:33.902Z |
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