05-17-2024, 11:40 AM
For your media storage needs with a focus on PLEX, considering your budget and desire for stable 4K playback, I recommend looking into the Synology DS423+. This NAS packs a quad-core Intel Celeron J4125 processor, ensuring smooth performance for multimedia streaming both locally and remotely. With four drive bays, it offers ample storage capacity, and you can configure RAID for data redundancy. Alternatively, if you're interested in exploring other options, the QNAP TS-464 or even the 74 series that allow GPU card installation could be worth considering, offering flexibility for future needs such as enhanced multimedia processing. Additionally, to address your query about running the OS on an SSD, while it can improve system responsiveness, it doesn't significantly affect RAID options. Both Synology and QNAP offer models with SSD caching options for improved performance. For placement, NAS drives can be positioned remotely from your router, with switches serving as intermediaries every 100 meters to extend the distance.