Hi everyone. I’m new here and I’m reading a lot to gather information for building a NAS for my business. We work with pictures and videos, and the purpose of the device is to back up all this data maybe every day at night. I am between two options: Option 1 - Buy a $2098 True NAS Mini R rack moun…

I’d add you your options a third: buy a suitable rack-mountable server. There are plenty of options out there, but many of them are going to be heavier on CPU than you’re likely to need for your stated use case. A point in favor of buying from iX is that it’s their system for their software–you kn…

Buy a TrueNAS Mini R vs Build a custom setup

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ChrisRJ September 11, 2024, 4:36pm 2

What is your use-case? Without as much information as possible, it is impossible to help.

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Buy a TrueNAS Mini R vs Build a custom setup

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