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I'm looking to get a home NAS in replacement to an old prebuilt server. I want to be on all the time and quiet.

I'm looking at either getting a 4 bay synology or 4 bay Asustor locker.

I don't want to build my own right now. I want this to sit quietly in the living room not suck up a lot of power.

I'm looking to get a home NAS in replacement to an old prebuilt server. I want to be on all the time and quiet. I'm looking at either getting a 4 bay synology or 4 bay Asustor locker. I don't want to build my own right now. I want this to sit quietly in the living room not suck up a lot of power.

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I've had a 4 bay Synology DS410J for well over a decade, seems fine

I really only use it for archiving really old stuff, but apparently you can run various apps on this thing, stream from it and record one IP camera for free.

I'd probably be better off with a freeNAS box, but this saves me from thinking too much about it. Having a device that isn't proprietary, where you can over-spec the power supplies quality, seems like a big plus for the DIY route.

I've noticed people recommend getting the correct NAS hard drives, like IronWolf Red. I used some really old 500Gb enterprise drives in this and they've been fine. If possible get them with different manufacturing dates, then if there is a glitch it's slightly less likely that two will fail at the same time. I've added a proper mains filter (not the low spec extension cord types).

I'd put it someone other than the living room, it's a network drive so it can sit anywhere, find somewhere that is cool and dust free. I think you can get this to power down when it's not needed.

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Awesome.

I do enough technical stuff that I don't want to think to much about this thing. I've done the freenas route was fun but I'm not looking for a project.