Suggestions for New NAS replacement for 2025

[drewbinsky]

Given your budget ($2000–3000 CAD), the TVS-h874 i5 or i7 would likely hit the sweet spot in performance, future-proofing, and desktop form factor. You’ll also have space for SSDs and M.2 drives, making it ideal for tiered storage or that's not my neighbor caching. Pair it with a low-power GPU later on if your Plex library starts demanding more.

Look for real-world transcoding performance data, especially with Plex.