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*Pros: Accessible, About as OS as one can get, Quite Customizable | *Pros: Accessible, About as OS as one can get, Quite Customizable | ||
*Cons: Overall Capacity and Speed (To an extent, becoming less of an issue with each new gen of raspberry pi) | *Cons: Overall Capacity and Speed (To an extent, becoming less of an issue with each new gen of raspberry pi) | ||
*See [[Raspberry Pi NAS]] For Further Discussion on this | |||
===[[Custom PC Building]] Derived=== | ===[[Custom PC Building]] Derived=== | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 4 April 2024
Basics
- A Data Storage Server for a LAN (Although if not Air Gapped can be accessed remotely)
- Often abbreviated as NAS
- Useful for a Personal (ie no Monthly Fees short of Cost of Electricity and paying off components) version of Cloud Storage
- Offloads Storage Needs from Smartphones, Laptops, etc while still "keeping" the data
- For Group Environments it can allow for high speed data tranfer across the editing team since it is all on a local server, and you can even use high speed networking such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet , as opposed to having to upload/download to a nearby cloud server as fast as your IP allows, and for each pc
Options
DIY/OS
Raspberry Pi NAS
- Pros: Accessible, About as OS as one can get, Quite Customizable
- Cons: Overall Capacity and Speed (To an extent, becoming less of an issue with each new gen of raspberry pi)
- See Raspberry Pi NAS For Further Discussion on this
Custom PC Building Derived
- Basically you get a bunch of components, but instead of building a Workstation PC you build your NAS Server from similar parts and put it in a similar PC Case
- Pros: Can be more Capable (IE PCIE Networking Cards , easy addition of full size Optical Disc Drives etc)
- Cons: A Bit larger, a bit less Plug and Play / Complexity
OTS Options
New
- Pros: "Fit and Finish", 100% Plug and Play
- Cons: Cost , Bloatware / Planned Obsolescence of any Software/Firmware Support, not as Customized to Your Needs
Misc Details
- Used is a potential route, granted quality, what it was used for, and choices are an issue (makes the cost more comprable to DIY/OS Options Though
- Often with New options there is a choice of with/without drives; you can self source as well
- Used don't really come with drives so that must be taken into consideration too
Internal Links
- RAID Array (A method of redundant multi-disc storage often used in NAS devices, which can also be used as a standalone External Drive in theory via USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 etc)