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?
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?
I have one and like it but unless you need a raid config you could pull the same thing off with an old PC with 6 hard drive bays. Hell you might even be able to set up raid on that but I don't know how. One nice thing about an NAS is the ability to log into it with your phone/laptop so you have access every where while still having really strong security, but again you could probably set a PC to do the same thing.