Request for Recommendatons for a Small Chassis?

[dan]

The 45Drives HL8 looks attractive:

45Drives HL8 - attractive smaller hardware option?

Courtesy of this (sponsored) video: [The PERFECT Desktop Homelab Server!] I became aware of the 45Drives HL8 server, currently in presale status: https://store.45homelab.com/presale/hl8 Looks pretty attractive for an eight-bay unit, particularly knowing that they’ll have 2.5" bays available as well. Compares pretty favorably in price to the UGREEN 8-bay unit[1], IMO, presuming the latter’s MSRP is its actual street price. Advantages I see compared to UGREEN: $100 cheaper Hefti…