Best NAS for Varied Home Use
Hi everyone. So I want to get a NAS for my home. There's a couple of main things I wanna do with it:
- Plex Media Server - I constantly use my Plex server at least once a night every week so my friends and I can watch TV shows and movies together. I currently use an Intel NUC for this, but feel a dedicated NAS would work better.
- Long-Term Data Storage for YouTube videos I've edited before, but now mostly just need to get off one of the 2.5" SSD's in my PC so I can have more storage for games
- UniFi Protect extended storage - I have a single G4 Doorbell Pro camera in my apartment, but if I ever move to a bigger place or rent a home instead of an apartment, I'll probably add more cameras. I'm currently using a 512 GB microSD card in my UDR7 router.
I've been doing some research online and I also went to my local Micro Center for advice. The NAS I've seen most recommended are either the UGREEN NAS DXP4800 Plus or the MINISFORUM N5 AIR. The employee at Micro Center personally recommended the Minisforum NAS since it has more power and an extra drive bay for nearly the same price as the Ugreen. However, I do feel it's kinda overkill for what I want.
In addition to which NAS I should get, what is the software you'd recommend? I've seen everyone say to eschew the default OS and instead reformat it to either Unraid or Truenas. What would recommend for someone who is technical, but prefers the GUI interface over command line and is new to NAS? I appreciate any and all responses!