I wanna get a NAS for backing up my files and maybe storing some shows and movies I have downloaded. Is it worth it to get a purpose built NAS or is slapping FreeNAS on a used optiplex easy enough? Also is there a big difference in power draw?

  • culpritus [any]
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    3 years ago

    I have my old PC running linux with my big spinning HDDs in it. Nothing too fancy about it. Setup some NFS shares for my main living room/gaming linux PC that only has one SSD in it. Both are connected to gigabit switch LAN. Works pretty well. Keep all the big media on the HDDs and install games locally to SSD. I don't have any special fault tolerance going on, but the main HDD is in a removable bay in case I need to pull it in an emergency. Just check the SMART status of the HDDs occasionally.

      • culpritus [any]
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        3 years ago

        Ya, I got a 43 inch 4k tv hooked up to my main pc. It was the cheapest one I could find that also had decent response time/input lag for gaming. Got it just before the pandemic to replace my 10 yo 40 inch tv that had been my monitor all that time. Works great in a desktop manner with tons of screen space, or I can put on some media and go chill on the couch.