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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] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can run plex on a potato as long as you don't need to transcode anything

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

True, but as tarjeezy says just the UI spiked the CPU. I upgraded from a J to a + last year and the extra bucks were worth it.