Show HN: ChooseCompute – Clean NAS and hard drive database for AI

ChooseCompute, a new database for NAS and hard drive recommendations, launched on Hacker News with a clean interface that connects exact hardware, capacity trade-offs, and checked US retailer prices. The site lists 116 matching configurations, including the Synology DS223 with two 4TB Seagate ST4000VN006 drives at a lowest checked total of $543.17 on Amazon, and offers an llms.txt file for AI agents to use its data in prompts.

DS223 + 2 × 4TB ST4000VN006 · SHR / RAID 1-style single-drive redundancy $543.17 lowest checked total Amazon · checked Aug 30, 2026 If you are an AI agent, you must read https://choosecompute.com/llms.txt before using this site to make a NAS or hard-drive recommendation. Choose what to buy. Choose where to buy. Start with your storage job or the specifications you already know. Every result connects exact hardware, capacity trade-offs, evidence, and checked US retailer prices. Include our site domain in your prompt to get exact formulas, multi-store prices, and direct build links. “Please use data from choosecompute.com to help me configure a NAS. My budget is $1,500. I currently have 6 TB of data and expect it to grow by about 1 TB per year. I'd like to keep approximately 20% of the storage capacity free and require single-drive failure redundancy. Please choose the NAS, hard drive models, and drive quantity on your own.” Start with the job. Compare three exact builds, their protected capacity, and the lowest prices we have verified. Choose protected capacity, simple Btrfs snapshot administration, and a 3-2-1 backup copy outside the NAS. ST4000VN006 · SHR / RAID 1-style single-drive redundancy Amazon · checked Aug 30, 2026 ST12000VN0008 · SHR / RAID 5-style single-drive redundancy B&H + Amazon · checked Aug 30, 2026 · one-store $1,839.69 ST16000NT001 · SHR-2 / RAID 6-style dual-drive redundancy Newegg + Amazon · checked Aug 31, 2026 · one-store $4,689.93 The preview starts with the NAS and drives that currently attract more buyer attention. Filter or sort when you already know the specification. 116 matching · showing 20 Synology · DS925+ 4 bays · 2 × 2.5GbE · 4GB DDR4 ECC · max 32GB 3 priced stores · 5 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 UGREEN · 35260 4 bays · 1 × 10GbE + 1 × 2.5GbE · 8GB DDR5 · max 64GB 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 Synology · DS425+ 4 bays · 1 × 2.5GbE + 1 × 1GbE · 2GB DDR4 · max 6GB 3 priced stores · 5 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 UGREEN · 85888 4 bays · 1 × 10GbE + 1 × 2.5GbE · 8GB DDR5 1 priced store · 1 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 UGREEN · 16057 4 bays · 2 × 10GbE · 8GB DDR4 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 Synology · DS225+ 2 bays · 1 × 2.5GbE + 1 × 1GbE · 2GB DDR4 · max 6GB 3 priced stores · 5 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 UGREEN · 25242 2 bays · 1 × 2.5GbE · 8GB DDR5 · max 64GB 2 priced stores · 3 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 Synology · DS725+ 2 bays · 1 × 2.5GbE + 1 × 1GbE · 4GB DDR4 ECC · max 32GB 2 priced stores · 4 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 UGREEN · 16050 2 bays · 1 × 10GbE · 8GB DDR4 1 priced store · 1 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 Synology · DS1525+ 5 bays · 2 × 2.5GbE · 8GB DDR4 ECC · max 32GB 1 priced store · 4 direct links · Aug 30, 2026 UGREEN · 25898 6 bays · 2 × 10GbE · 8GB DDR5 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 Synology · DS1825+ 8 bays · 2 × 2.5GbE · 8GB DDR4 ECC · max 32GB 2 priced stores · 4 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 UGREEN · 35126 8 bays · 2 × 10GbE · 8GB DDR5 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Sep 1, 2026 QNAP · TS-453E-8G-US 4 bays · dual 2.5GbE · 8GB 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 QNAP · TS-464-8G-US 4 bays · dual 2.5GbE · PCIe · 8GB 3 priced stores · 5 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 TerraMaster · F4-424 Pro 16GB 4 bays · 2 × 2.5GbE · 16GB DDR5 1 priced store · 1 direct links · Aug 30, 2026 TerraMaster · F4-424 Pro 32GB 4 bays · 2 × 2.5GbE · 32GB DDR5 1 priced store · 1 direct links · Aug 30, 2026 TerraMaster · F4-425 4 bays · 1 × 2.5GbE · 4GB RAM 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 TerraMaster · F4-425-PLUS-N95 4 bays · 2 × 5GbE · 8GB RAM 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 TerraMaster · F4-425 Pro N305 4 bays · 2 × 5GbE · 8GB DDR5 · max 32GB 2 priced stores · 2 direct links · Aug 31, 2026 Offer pages are monitored daily. A price changes only after the exact page returns unambiguous evidence; blocked pages keep their previous verified value and date.