06-22-2023, 02:30 PM
Hello, I'm looking at purchasing my first NAS for home backup of documents, photos, and iphone media. I would also be using it for a Plex medial server, or similar platform to stream movies both locally and remotely. Transcoding for iphone might be necessary, but not a priority.
I'm currently looking at the Synology 423+, QNAP TS-464, and the TS-453E. Do you have any recommendations between these? I know the 423+ only comes with 1Gbe ports, which I view as a bit of a downside for the future. I'm also trying to figure out which applications are included with a purchase of the NAS, and which require an additional subscription. Do you happen to have a list?
I am also debating between starting with 1 larger drive, or 2 smaller drives in a RAID 1 to give some level of protection. Thoughts here would also be appreciated. I would look to fully populate the NAS over time.
Thanks in advance
I'm currently looking at the Synology 423+, QNAP TS-464, and the TS-453E. Do you have any recommendations between these? I know the 423+ only comes with 1Gbe ports, which I view as a bit of a downside for the future. I'm also trying to figure out which applications are included with a purchase of the NAS, and which require an additional subscription. Do you happen to have a list?
I am also debating between starting with 1 larger drive, or 2 smaller drives in a RAID 1 to give some level of protection. Thoughts here would also be appreciated. I would look to fully populate the NAS over time.
Thanks in advance