01-10-2023, 03:30 PM
Hi
Listing down some of the use cases.
1. I would be storing some family videos and Photos (650 GB approx) with the possibility of some more in the future.
2. Movies and TV shows. Would like to stream both Movies/Shows and Family videos via Plex/Jellyfin.
3. Time Machine backup for 2 MacBooks, 2 Windows Laptops(Only important files), a few Mobile Phones.
4. Would like to create and mount a few volumes to a Mini PC/Server for setting up a few databases, storing logs from different services running in containers/VMs.
5. A simple shared volume maybe to share files on the network.
6. Other typical homelab use cases.
What would be the best NAS and Drives combo for these use cases?
I have budget constraints and I am confused between choosing raw performance vs extra capacity as in should I go for a more powerful 2 Bay NAS vs a less Powerful 4 Bay NAS.
The pricing here in India is on the higher side for everything ( Synology DS220+ costs ~$511 here compared to ~$299 in the US)
Listing down some of the use cases.
1. I would be storing some family videos and Photos (650 GB approx) with the possibility of some more in the future.
2. Movies and TV shows. Would like to stream both Movies/Shows and Family videos via Plex/Jellyfin.
3. Time Machine backup for 2 MacBooks, 2 Windows Laptops(Only important files), a few Mobile Phones.
4. Would like to create and mount a few volumes to a Mini PC/Server for setting up a few databases, storing logs from different services running in containers/VMs.
5. A simple shared volume maybe to share files on the network.
6. Other typical homelab use cases.
What would be the best NAS and Drives combo for these use cases?
I have budget constraints and I am confused between choosing raw performance vs extra capacity as in should I go for a more powerful 2 Bay NAS vs a less Powerful 4 Bay NAS.
The pricing here in India is on the higher side for everything ( Synology DS220+ costs ~$511 here compared to ~$299 in the US)