excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexcel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareahornsirup@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 hours agoNone of that really matters for a home media server. Even the limited SATA ports, worst case you have to grab a cheap expansion card. Power consumption is a much bigger concern, a purpose built NAS is much more efficient than a random old PC.
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoEven the most expensive Synology only has space for 8 drives with only one 10Gbit ethernet port. You can build something yourself for less with much better performance.
None of that really matters for a home media server. Even the limited SATA ports, worst case you have to grab a cheap expansion card.
Power consumption is a much bigger concern, a purpose built NAS is much more efficient than a random old PC.
Even the most expensive Synology only has space for 8 drives with only one 10Gbit ethernet port.
You can build something yourself for less with much better performance.
And more freedom.