01-27-2023, 09:00 AM
Hi. I am looking for my first ever NAS. Now at first i wanted to do a NAS with a PLEX/Jellyfin Media server. Then i realized i dont want to stream anything from my NAS and i just can store my movies and TV shows and can just watch them on my desktop. So i dont need PLEX/Jellyfin.
So currently my use cases would be :
1) Basic Storage: Documents, my 3D model/textures. Movies/TV Shows
2) Photos: A very important thing that made me want to buy a NAS was to get away from Google Photos. I dont want to delete anything on my or my parents' phones. I heard Synology has a great Photos app that works like Google Photos but saving on my NAS.
I dont think i need a TON of storage. My 3D stuff would be limited to a maximum of 2 TB and my media would be a further 1 TB. At most another Terabyte for photos and videos.
With that in mind, what should i get? Brand, 2 or 4 bays and CMR/SMR drives?
So currently my use cases would be :
1) Basic Storage: Documents, my 3D model/textures. Movies/TV Shows
2) Photos: A very important thing that made me want to buy a NAS was to get away from Google Photos. I dont want to delete anything on my or my parents' phones. I heard Synology has a great Photos app that works like Google Photos but saving on my NAS.
I dont think i need a TON of storage. My 3D stuff would be limited to a maximum of 2 TB and my media would be a further 1 TB. At most another Terabyte for photos and videos.
With that in mind, what should i get? Brand, 2 or 4 bays and CMR/SMR drives?