Hi All,
Hopefully a simple question for the experts!
I have a Lenovo M600 on a 1GB home network (could be upgraded to be fair...), its running home assistant, Plex, the arr suit for downloading media and I would like to replace dropbox/google drive and ICloud with nextCloud or similar.
Currently, given the small form factor, I have a 2TB SSD (already 75% full) and a 500GB M.2, running the OS. Currently there is no backup (at the moment this is not super terrible, nothing is that important... yet!).
I would like to increase this storage and add backup. I am not super worried about 3-2-1 coverage, but definitely a nightly backup of everything would be good especially when we move away from the cloud storage suppliers for our photos etc.
So what is the best option:
- Replace SSD with a 4TB (£225), add a 6TB (£120) external USB drive and manage nightly backups. This is cheapest, but least long lasting the 2TB filled up fast and I expect even going to 4TB will not be enough longer term.
- Get a 2 bay USB3 external caddy (£50-150???) and add 2 x 8TB drives (£270). Use this as both primary media storage and secondary backup (assume this is not advised? Whats the view of applications like plex running over USB storage...?).
- Just go with a NAS, in which case id go with a 4 bay something £??? open to suggestions here, 2x8TB £270, in which case it feels the M600 is mostly redundant, i expect this is also the most expensive option.
- better cheaper and all round wonderful thing I have not thought of?
Be great to have some thoughts.