DiskStation DS923+

Forgive my naivete here, but I have a simple question. I purchased a Synology Box (4-bay Synology 4-Bay DiskStation DS923+) and put 4 x 6TB drives in it. This was a year or two ago and I've been using it as a Plex Media Server and Backup Device for my business. The whole thing was roughly $600 and $

For your use case (media streaming + backup), a simple 4-bay NAS like the Synology DiskStation DS923+ or similar from QNAP is ideal—these let you run RAID (like RAID 5) so one drive can fail without losing data while still giving ~4–6TB usable space..If you want plug-and-play, go prebuilt NAS (Synol

You will need a business grade 4 bay NAS (or larger) with sufficient processing power, a fast network connection at least 2.5Gb, and expandable RAM if possible. If you can 16GB or more then you can forget upgrading later on. Look at some turn key solutions like the Synology DiskStation DS923+ or the