10-13-2022, 03:14 PM
If it wasn't for those VMs you'd have really quite a job on your hands choosing.
I'm going to guess, since you don't mention storage requirements, that 6-10TB might cover everything you need (since there's no Plex movies or mention of media).
Running one VM, or even two (if they're server OS and not PC based) you could get away with a top end Intel Celeron NAS with 2 or 4 bays & min 8GB Ram, but longevity doesn't really come into play.
If you need more VMs, or if there's more than one VM that's windows 10 or 11 then you've really only have a limited choice as a Celeron won't keep up and you'll be needing 16GB Ram minimum.
There's the TVS-x72, TVS-hx88X or latest TVS-hx74 ranges - watch the processor though - the more drive bays, generally the better the processor and some have changed in the same model range over time.. Min requirements will be 16GB with an option to expand from there.
In the Synology range it's really only the DS1621xs+. You might get away with the DS1621+ but you'll need an immediate RAM upgrade.
For 10GBe there's always the PCIe expansion slots if the NAS doesn't natively have one, or Link aggregation for multiple streams to your switch, where since it's managed, you might be able to bond them.
Both brands across all models can comfortably backup cloud and PCs in a variety of ways - and you can even mount your cloud storage as a virtual local drive.
Hope this helps, but look for the NASCompares buyer referral, Prime Deals, and Black Friday deals that are posted on this site.
I'm going to guess, since you don't mention storage requirements, that 6-10TB might cover everything you need (since there's no Plex movies or mention of media).
Running one VM, or even two (if they're server OS and not PC based) you could get away with a top end Intel Celeron NAS with 2 or 4 bays & min 8GB Ram, but longevity doesn't really come into play.
If you need more VMs, or if there's more than one VM that's windows 10 or 11 then you've really only have a limited choice as a Celeron won't keep up and you'll be needing 16GB Ram minimum.
There's the TVS-x72, TVS-hx88X or latest TVS-hx74 ranges - watch the processor though - the more drive bays, generally the better the processor and some have changed in the same model range over time.. Min requirements will be 16GB with an option to expand from there.
In the Synology range it's really only the DS1621xs+. You might get away with the DS1621+ but you'll need an immediate RAM upgrade.
For 10GBe there's always the PCIe expansion slots if the NAS doesn't natively have one, or Link aggregation for multiple streams to your switch, where since it's managed, you might be able to bond them.
Both brands across all models can comfortably backup cloud and PCs in a variety of ways - and you can even mount your cloud storage as a virtual local drive.
Hope this helps, but look for the NASCompares buyer referral, Prime Deals, and Black Friday deals that are posted on this site.
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