The 8th-gen chips you're looking at should be fine. Another thought would be a new mini-PC with external SATA ports; there's a particular port type that carries signaling for four SATA drives (SFF ...

Lenovo Legion Y7000P (2022) specifications Starting with the Legion Y7000P 2022, the gaming laptop comes with a 15.6-inch quad-HD (2,560×1,440 pixels) display and gets a 165Hz refresh rate with a ...