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Estimate usable TB, parity, and fault tolerance for APAC homelab buyers using 6x 16TB in RAID 6.
Raw Capacity
96.00 TB
Usable Capacity
57.60 TB
Fault Tolerance
2 drives
Efficiency
66.7%
Safer for larger arrays with dual parity, at the cost of one extra parity disk. This scenario applies a 10% filesystem reserve.
Run Interactive Calculator →| Mode | Usable | Tolerance | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 5 | 72.00 TB | 1 drive | 83.3% |
| RAID 6 | 57.60 TB | 2 drives | 66.7% |
| RAID 10 | 43.20 TB | 1 drive per mirror pair* | 50.0% |
| RAID-Z1 | 72.00 TB | 1 drive | 83.3% |
| RAID-Z2 | 57.60 TB | 2 drives | 66.7% |
APAC builders frequently compare availability windows and procurement variance, which makes robust fallback capacity and staged scaling useful in practice.
Regional differences in disk availability and replacement lead times.
Policy of keeping spare disks available to reduce recovery delay risk.
This setup can tolerate 2 drives. Real-world survivability depends on mirror placement, rebuild stress, and drive health.
No. Use this page for pre-purchase sizing, then validate with workload benchmarks, SMART health policy, and a tested restore plan.
For long-lived NAS pools, resiliency first is usually safer. Capacity can be expanded later, while a risky parity choice can force migration sooner.
It can be practical, but larger drives increase rebuild windows. Validate parity choice and backup policy before committing to the final layout.