I was close to getting a QNAP as they are cheaper than a Synology. My use case is storing home security camera footage.
Currently, I have an old PC running Linux with software RAID. My motivation to switching to an appliance was power consumption and heat/noise. I live in a tropical country so I can't get away with passive cooling. Due to dust build up, the Intel Celeron CPU and motherboard broke down.
It's been replaced with an AMD Athlon. My plan was to replace the entire setup with an appliance NAS the next time it breaks down. I'm now hoping it will last long enough that an ARM-based CPU solution will work out. My top candidate is the ROCKPro64.
Currently, I have an old PC running Linux with software RAID. My motivation to switching to an appliance was power consumption and heat/noise. I live in a tropical country so I can't get away with passive cooling. Due to dust build up, the Intel Celeron CPU and motherboard broke down.
It's been replaced with an AMD Athlon. My plan was to replace the entire setup with an appliance NAS the next time it breaks down. I'm now hoping it will last long enough that an ARM-based CPU solution will work out. My top candidate is the ROCKPro64.