amazon.com/dp/B087Z3N428/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAAcvR&th=1

This with me buying some hardrives and setting them up myself.

Or

amazon.com/dp/B01AWH05OG?tag=aboutcom02lifewire-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&ascsubtag=4140167%7Cn2046f6a51e644199ac3477a05d5f621d21

I'm planning to have them on raid 1 set up so I can have a backup for everything.

don't buy that WD one, it looks really hard to replace the drives

the NAS will most likely out live the Drives

what are you using the NAS for? just file storage?

Yeah for file storage and work. I'm getting deeper intoncontenr management and artwork for clients

yeah that Synology should be perfect for that

Bet bet

can you explain how a NAS is more beneficial for file storage than external drives, as well as how to set up, use and maintain? not sure I fully understand what it is

also do you have any recommendations for cloud/digital file storage that mains security/privacy? unlike icloud or google drive for instance

The biggest reason I like having a NAS is that you can connect all your devices to it over the Wifi and the drives get less wear and tear. If you're moving an external drive all over your house with your laptop the drive is more likely to fail sooner than a drive in a NAS. Also you can do stuff like RAID and get faster speeds and data protection from drive failures.

If you work with people at your home on projects you can also share things with them easily. You also can run a Server off the NAS for Plex or a SQL database for all kinds of stuff.

The easiest way to set one up is to buy a Synology or TrueNAS and load it up with some hard drives. You can also build your own out of an old Desktop.

I have a Buffalo NAS drive I got for work that was probably 300ish. Been a tank for the last 3 years or so. No drive failure yet.

Have it set up for RAID 1 to back up our files and quickbooks.

You won't believe how many people I've seen had a little ol 1 tb drive fail on them in front of me lol

Build your own? serverbuilds.net

we need a build your own NAS thread