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Hoping to set up a general location to throw files.

It might be used as a storage dump for Plex too..

Recommendations?

Edit: the synology recommendations have won out. Went with the DS923+. Thanks for all of the thoughtful recommendations!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want the best UX and polish, Synology

If you want something rougher around the edges, QNAP

You can always look into building a solution with something like unraid, truenas, or OMV

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

If choosing Synology look into the Plus series (f.e. DS723+) or you end up with ARM CPUs and lose many of Synologys software goodies.
Their Active Backup for Business software is a nice way to backup the household machines as an example.
As you enter packages in this list you will see which models are supported:
https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/packages