Comment on Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices
Horsey@lemmy.world 1 day agoI think the biggest draw to Synology now is the ultra low power consumption. Yeah, you could totally repurpose an old PC, but it’s crazy to run 500W perpetually. The reason they use old Celeron processors is the low power draw. In time, hopefully, RISC V can produce some low cost systems that would slot in well for this use case.
Kagu@lemmy.ml 18 hours ago
Obviously everything depends on use case. I definitely am a tinkerer and prefer options. I’d never run a jellyfin server of a synology NAS cause… Well cause it can’t transcode very well. So efficiency is less of a concern than processing power.
I get now that my questions was a bit moot, obviously some people will pay a premium for a narrow use case if it brings reliability and ease of use.