Alright, the only other thread I found dealing with this sort of thing is almost two years old so I felt perhaps a fresh start would be in order.
I'm looking to set up a small media/data storage server in my house. Something that I can store DVD/Blu-ray rips on for easy access across my home network as well as a place to dump raw footage from my gopro camera.
I don't need some nutty 30 TB solution either... I'm thinking something with 4-6 TB with a wee bit of expandibility should be more than sufficient.
I'm reasonably good with technology (can build a computer from individual components and troubleshoot it if it has problems) but I have never used RAID assemblies or some of the other raid-like solutions I've been reading about. What is the best bang for buck for something like this? A prebuilt system? A homebuilt system? I'm totally lost and overwhelmed with the staggering amount of choice I've come across and I'm wondering if there is some expertise here willing to be shared.
Thanks.
I'm looking to set up a small media/data storage server in my house. Something that I can store DVD/Blu-ray rips on for easy access across my home network as well as a place to dump raw footage from my gopro camera.
I don't need some nutty 30 TB solution either... I'm thinking something with 4-6 TB with a wee bit of expandibility should be more than sufficient.
I'm reasonably good with technology (can build a computer from individual components and troubleshoot it if it has problems) but I have never used RAID assemblies or some of the other raid-like solutions I've been reading about. What is the best bang for buck for something like this? A prebuilt system? A homebuilt system? I'm totally lost and overwhelmed with the staggering amount of choice I've come across and I'm wondering if there is some expertise here willing to be shared.
Thanks.