Yesterday, 12:00 AM
I have to choose between the QNAP TS-464-8G with 4x Kingston DC600M 7.68TB or the TBS-h574TX-i5-16G with 5x WD Red SN700 4TB (or Samsung 990 Pro/WD_BLACK SN850X). My main use is 4K HDR Plex streaming, photo/video/personal file backups, and possibly some light video/photo editing in the future (but not sure). All my VMs are on my PC now, but I might want to run a BTC node on the NAS later (already running one on a Pi). I know the TBS is more future-proof with Thunderbolt and NVMe speed, but I don’t like being locked into only M.2 drives, with limited high-endurance options. The TS-464 feels more flexible (enterprise SATA SSDs, more raw capacity), but I’m worried it might feel outdated over 5+ years. Which setup is the smarter choice long-term, balancing future needs, endurance, speed, and flexibility? I know the TBS would be the smart choice but I am afraid on the SSD and low capacity, but the TS seems so much inferior in this case but way better with the SSDs and decent for my use.