Comment on Don't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy
ahornsirup@feddit.org 5 hours agoNone of that really matters for a home media server. Even the limited SATA ports, worst case you have to grab a cheap expansion card.
Power consumption is a much bigger concern, a purpose built NAS is much more efficient than a random old PC.
BorgDrone@feddit.nl 5 hours ago
Even the most expensive Synology only has space for 8 drives with only one 10Gbit ethernet port.
You can build something yourself for less with much better performance.
Damage@feddit.it 3 hours ago
And more freedom.