General Discussion Buying a NAS, any suggestions?

[ebbeen]

I'm tired of all the external USB drives and want to go for a more solid solution like a NAS for storing all my stuff. 

What type (Synology, WD, etc) do you guys use and can you recommend me anything? It is mainly for storage.

[kshitij_it]

NAS are really shite. and expensive for no reason. 

Instead re-purpose an old laptop or old PC or buy a used PC to be a NAS. It would have plenty of power as well as scope for expansion. You can do much more with a pc than a NAS.

If you need something idiot proof, get a NAS aka just dump data. But if you want it to be cheaper and faster, get a PC

[ebbeen]

NAS are really shite. and expensive for no reason. 

Instead re-purpose an old laptop or old PC or buy a used PC to be a NAS. It would have plenty of power as well as scope for expansion. You can do much more with a pc than a NAS.

If you need something idiot proof, get a NAS aka just dump data. But if you want it to be cheaper and faster, get a PC

Thanks ksitij_it for your insights. I do like the out-of-the box principle of a NAS, but I see your point