DS124

The Synology DiskStation DS124 (a home NAS) is at 200 euro.it supports 1 drive, so if that drive fails you are roasted.a 1TB samsung SSD is around 200 euro.so 400 euro with no failsafe. The Synology DS725+ (anjother home nas) is at 550 euro.it takes 2 disks, so one is a failsafe backup of the other.

Stromkosten nicht vergessen. Ein alter PC ist zwar nochmal deutlich flexibler, wenns ums Experimentieren mit Selfhostingsachen geht, aber auch teurer. Synology DS124 laut deren Datenblatt 3.44-10.69 Watt. Beim alten PC gehts eher gegen 50-90W gehen, das sind dann über 4 Jahre 400-800 Euro Mehrkosten

I know it will go against the accepted setup in this sub but for your usage I would go with a Synology DS124 single bay drive. You can currently order one from Walmart for $150 bucks according to their website so this would give you more leeway to spend on a bigger hard drive. They’ve got 20TB for $

A synology DS124 runs about 150$ on newegg. Pair that with a 12tb Seagate ironwolf for about 370$ on newegg as well. This solution will meet your main goals of a good backup, easy integration, and no frills. The notable downsides are no frills and no scalability. But it will be a decent NAS for 500$

'My thought process was that, if you want to get a new NAS, why not get one that has all the essentials covered?' I appreciate the feedback, given I still have no issues with my 7 year old DS119j, outside of possibly doing with some more space, I think I do still have all my essentials covered. ;-)

I bought a Synology DS124 NAS recently and it was pretty easy to set up and works well for my simple network storage and backup needs.

Yeah, I'd go with a NAS and an inexpensive, small SSD drive, such as this 256 GB Patriot for under $18.99. $149 for a one-bay Synology DS124 (B & H is an excellent source!). It has 2 USB ports on the back. You can use the built in Synology backup software to back up the NAS to USB flash drives for o

Probably the cheapest solution, if you insist on an on premise solution, would be to purchase a simple 1-bay NAS, like a Synology DS124, and use that. It's literally designed to sit in a corner and require little to no maintenance (assuming you enable automatic updates). Another option, also from Sy