So it's almost time to get a new NAS. I have a DS 223, with 2x4TB. It's been 8 years, and one drive is in critical condition. I've been casually reading up on the world of NAS again and see that there are so many other brands. The ones that I currently know of are Synology, QNAP, Asustor, and UGreen. I come from a tech background, so not a tech dummy, but not a sys admin guru either.
What NAS brand (ones mentioned above or any other) do you recommend if the following are my criteria in order of priority:
-reliability: this is a must-have, will be using disk mirroring with two drives
-remote login: can access and configure system
-nice UI: meaning, I don't want to configure stuff by typing in commands
-basic features: auto backup, file sharing, user creation
-other features: download station, notifications of issues/status
-extra storage: can plug in extra drives to increase storage space
-easy to use and configure: minimal learning curve to setup stuff because the UI is intuitive
-DLNA: not sure if that's what it's called, but basically, able to access movies and music from the drive with other devices
-VM: able to run Windows via a tablet
-Power efficient: since this will be on 24/7
-Price: this is not that important as the hardware will be used for at least 8 years