Which is the better NAS and why?

Synology doesn't support Plex transcoding from what I know, so performance may take a hit. Yet Synology has more QA'd software than QNAP.

I run my plex off a first gen i3 and have no problems. Can you scalp a small lenovo or dell and use that?

Build your own. If performance is that important to you these toys won't cut it.

I'm still confused why you emphasize performance that much, though, when your primary objective is to do some torrenting and streaming over the interwebs.

Let's help OP out.

OMV or Unraid?


FreeNAS ---> Start new thread.

>>59653827
>Buying a pre-built NAS

LOl wasting money on a NAS

Not buying instead a wifi router with usb3 port, usb3 hub and some usb3 external HDD.

Much cheaper.

>>59654093

How is that redundancy going for you, m8 : ^ )

>>59654093
No RAID options there and it can be lackluster settings wise compared to a dedicated NAS.

>>59655164

well, you could use a hardware raidbox, like this one here: http://www.raidsonic.de/en/standards/searchresults.php?we_objectID=3590

Used HP micro.

4Bay, any OS you want.

>>59653827
Just build a cheap desktop and stick half a dozen drives in it. You will save money and have more CPU for transcoding your gay porn collection.