The Mini’s older CPU really isn’t a problem; it’s entirely adequate to the task and still pretty energy-efficient. Other good options are pretty few and far between. The UGREEN NASync units seem decent (I’m happy with my 6800), but don’t have ECC. If you want 8 bays, the 45Drives HL8 looks pretty good, and looks better yet if you choose a different motherboard (there’s a four-bay model of this as well). I’ve heard good things about some of the Terramaster units, but don’t know that line well enough to make recommendations.
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