Yes, I know it was a weird question/idea.

I've looked at Synology lineup and it seems they just don't make any DAS, so...

Have you guys had some good experience with good external enclosures (and Windows Server)? Thunderbolt 3 seems today the best performing interface, if I wanted Windows to see the external drives as JBOD and create its RAID array. Would it be a solid reliable solution? Meaning, would it be reasonable to assume that Windows could manage such drives as reliably as it would internal disks? Or, reliably enough not to pose limitations as to the type of use?

I went back to see ARECA devices, and they are crazy expensive, especially if one does not end up using their "hardware RAID" features.