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I was about to press the purchase button on a Synology NAS I've been eyeing, but decided to do some extra thinking just before committing to justify the cost.
From research it seems NASs prefer to be mostly left on 24/7 (please correct me if wrong), which got me wondering.
Is a NAS really the right option for me if I'm a solo user and would mostly be accessing files past 7pm on weekdays and 10am-ish on weekends?
My goal is to have all my 12TB+ files accessible in one place at home as a solo user, and expand that. I currently own two personal laptops, no desktop yet, and have been using external passports for extra storage so far.
I use an office laptop during the day for work, so would be accessing personal files for evenings, or most of the weekend. And even then, I've been getting by with just plugging in a passport to download specific files locally. It's just been a pain to mirror them, jump between them and keep files updated.
Do you think a NAS is still the way to go, particularly Synology with its additional apps and features? Are there in-built ways to reduce power consumption when inactive?
Or because I don't need it constantly on, is there a better solution that won't eat up as much power?
This thought came up after coming across this article - You need storage, but a NAS is not the answer
Thank you.
From research it seems NASs prefer to be mostly left on 24/7 (please correct me if wrong), which got me wondering.
Is a NAS really the right option for me if I'm a solo user and would mostly be accessing files past 7pm on weekdays and 10am-ish on weekends?
My goal is to have all my 12TB+ files accessible in one place at home as a solo user, and expand that. I currently own two personal laptops, no desktop yet, and have been using external passports for extra storage so far.
I use an office laptop during the day for work, so would be accessing personal files for evenings, or most of the weekend. And even then, I've been getting by with just plugging in a passport to download specific files locally. It's just been a pain to mirror them, jump between them and keep files updated.
Do you think a NAS is still the way to go, particularly Synology with its additional apps and features? Are there in-built ways to reduce power consumption when inactive?
Or because I don't need it constantly on, is there a better solution that won't eat up as much power?
This thought came up after coming across this article - You need storage, but a NAS is not the answer
Thank you.