I would go with the mini for a couple of reasons…but it really boils down to just one…and that’s TM. The Western Digital My Cloud Home seemed easy to manage but has some shortfalls, do the Pro Series address these issues? I am comfortable with technology and happy to set up a NAS if it will deliver the services above and addresses the issues Ivan highlighted… Any thoughts/advice? robustness of Time Machine backups, speed of processor and external USB. My initial thoughts were to get a NAS but after reading Ivan Drucker’s article on TibBITS (14th January 2022) this is not as simple as I would have hoped e.g. A Mac mini attached to an external HDD seems expensive but will ensure everything works smoothly and easy to manage. My options seem to be either a Mac mini or a NAS. Not essential, but a web server would be nice.Storage for photos (I am about to buy a 45 megapixel camera and will be storing files as RAW and do not want to clog up my MBP (~5TB).I am looking to run the following key services: I posted a question about running a Plex server and thanks to everyone who responded, it has opened a can of worms for me and my head is spinning!
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