what do I need

[Enquiries]

I am currently thinking of getting a NAS, mainly to stop paying for cloud storage and backup my phone.

a bonus would be to get media streaming. DLNA or plex should be fine.
my current ideas are:
1- DS423 - ~350 + cost of drives (minimum 200)

2- a used DS1512+ 4GB ram, and 2x4tb + 160 Sata SSD drives for 270

I know that the used one is end of life and won't be getting any updates but sounds like a good deal but I will probably have to run it locally as it won't be getting security updates even. it will also not run DSM 7 but I am not sure if it is worth spending double the money for.

wondering if there is something else that I should think about.
thanks

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