I’m in a dilemma yet again regarding a NAS. I have been considering what to do for one for about a year now. Over the past weeks I have been back and forth between Synology vs DIY. Synology is reputable from everything I have heard and read, albeit somewhat limited power wise depending if I decided to go for a DS418(ish) level system. On the other hand I have been considering building one myself.
DIY wise, I have been looking at guides that suggest used server/workstation hardware such as a Supermicro X8SIL with a Xeon x3470.
All things considered. I do not mind some “tinkering” if you will, but am concerned that this tinkering may actually unintentionally cause me to lose all of my data or part of it if I mess up. I think for the coming years I would not need more than 4 drives, especially considering the size available these days. And price wise I wouldn’t want to go more than $400ish not including drives.
Any experience with one or the other, feedback on reliability of your systems, or advice from your own past mistakes would be appreciated. Thanks.