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Hello,

I’ve been following your videos as i am in the market for a NAS, having gone through a few videos
I am still confused as to what i would need and would be grateful for some guidance on the best solution. I have been looking at the Synology DS1621+ with 3 x 6TB Storage. Below are the use cases for how i would like to use the NAS:

Photos / Videos
- Archive Photos from ‘Photos’ App for both of us
- Store and Manage Lightroom Library through NAS
- Move photos from Old laptops and Old Mac Mini to NAS
- Be able to manage and access Lightroom catalogues to send off edits
- Be able to display selected photos via a digital photo frame

Work
- Spin up Virtual Machines
- Move files from Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive to NAS
- Time Machine Backup for Laptops, iPhones, iPads

Entertainment
- Store and Watch Movies

Backup of entire NAS to offsite cloud solution for piece of mind

Thank you for reaching out with your NAS inquiries. Based on your usage requirements, the Synology DS1621+ with 3 x 6TB storage seems like a solid choice. This NAS should meet your needs for photos and videos, allowing you to archive photos, manage Lightroom libraries, and handle transfers from old devices. For work purposes, you can spin up virtual machines and facilitate file transfers from various cloud drives to the NAS. Time Machine backups for your devices can also be set up. Additionally, the DS1621+ is suitable for storing and watching movies. Keep in mind that while the DS1621+ is capable of handling most of your needs, if you're focused on virtual machines, a model with a Xeon processor might offer slightly better performance. For multimedia in a local network, the Ryzen processor should be sufficient, but for remote streaming, the limitations are around 1080p.