DS124

A Synology DS425+ at $500-ish, a little less on sale (check Slickdeals) is where I would start, but the bottom starts these days at the DS124, which is just $143. Only 1 bay, but perfectly fine as a file storage location.

If it's only for Torrents, the Synology DiskStation DS124 for less than $140, if it's in a cool location it will be completely silent. power consumption is 3-10 watts, so in some examples it can pay for itself. takes a 3.5" drive, so you'll need the bracket to hold the ssd in place ($10). The client

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 $

You are exactly the kind of person that a NAS appliance is targeted at. This is a turnkey, all-in-one solution intended for use by people that are not system administrators and/or don't want to DIY a solution. Companies like Synology and QNAP make these devices. Since your storage capacity needs are

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$

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

I'm trying to avoid a homemade solution. I would like it to be rock solid and stable, not buggy. What are your thoughts on this beestation ? Seems to be a more user friendly version of the DS124+ also from synology - which seems to be the leader in the space.

Yes. Easiest would be to use the Synology DVA 1622 which can directly display to a HDMI monitor. A less expensive model like DS124 won't have onboard HDMI output, but you can use their decoder box (e.g. VS360HD) or an Android or IOS device as decoder. I would pack a padded travel case with the Synol

'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. ;-)

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