9 hours ago
I currently have about 3 TB of storage. It's likely to increase, but not drastically and certainly not quickly.
I'd like a NAS that will last me years, and I feel like the current landscape is a bit outdated (Synology, QNAP, etc.), so I'm not sure if it's best to wait for new models, or do something else.
I'll primarily be using it to stream music and video to Plex, to run apps on Docker, and to do automated backups of my Mac and PC. For Plex, I would primarily be streaming a single source of HD or 4K video from my house. The NAS would be in the same room as the TV, so I'd want something that is not too noisy.
I was thinking of going with RAID 5 so there was a bit of redundancy in case of an error. Perhaps starting with 3 drives, and expanding to 4 later on. I'm also open to getting a 6-bay NAS, if that's a better option.
I'm fairly techy savvy. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I'd like a NAS that will last me years, and I feel like the current landscape is a bit outdated (Synology, QNAP, etc.), so I'm not sure if it's best to wait for new models, or do something else.
I'll primarily be using it to stream music and video to Plex, to run apps on Docker, and to do automated backups of my Mac and PC. For Plex, I would primarily be streaming a single source of HD or 4K video from my house. The NAS would be in the same room as the TV, so I'd want something that is not too noisy.
I was thinking of going with RAID 5 so there was a bit of redundancy in case of an error. Perhaps starting with 3 drives, and expanding to 4 later on. I'm also open to getting a 6-bay NAS, if that's a better option.
I'm fairly techy savvy. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.