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NAS 08/30/25(Sat)17:37:15 No.106436494

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NAS Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)17:37:15 No.106436494 Archived

>be me
>watching youtube tech reviews
>decide to buy a NAS
>feel like a mini Linus Tech Tips
>walk into Best Buy
>get surrounded by 40 different boxes
>sponsored_ad_nas.jpg
>desperately try to figure out how to pronounce "Synology"
>ask geek squad guy for help
>he starts speaking in a mix of klingon and binary
>nod along like I understand
>he recommends an overpriced one that has enough blinking lights to guide aircraft in for landing
>check price tag
>its_pricey_af.png
>geek guy assures me it's "feature-rich"
>realize it's just code for "proprietary bs"
>opens box like a treasure chest in some AAA game
>find it's just wires, manual, some plastic, and my broken dreams
>ask about open-source alternatives
>geek guy's brain.exe stops working
>decide I won't sell my soul to the tech overlords today
>leave store empty-handed but spiritually liberated
>still have no NAS
>go back to watching youtube, debating making my own from an old toaster
>realize I've just been enlisted in a never-ending cycle of consumer tech hell

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)17:38:58 No.106436509

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)17:38:58 No.106436509

>>106436494
i'm not reading all that shit
just get a used thinkcentre off ebay for 50 bucks and put some external drives on it.
tranny

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)17:40:57 No.106436524

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)17:40:57 No.106436524

what are you even doing on the tech board?

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)17:41:57 No.106436530

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)17:41:57 No.106436530

>>106436494
I'm unsure if it lists solutions however you could check under alternativeto net. Additionally check some 'privacy' guides for alternatives, also Louis Rossmann has a big guide for a home network and a NAS is part of that. Sadly FOSS is advertised less and thereby you need to research a little before buying something but in the end not having vendor lock in will help you greatly.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)21:39:44 No.106438604

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)21:39:44 No.106438604

>>106436494
Just use a Raspberry Pi.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)22:52:45 No.106439125

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)22:52:45 No.106439125

>>106436494
>>ask about open-source alternatives
Just build your own

Anonymous
08/31/25(Sun)02:49:57 No.106440374

Anonymous 08/31/25(Sun)02:49:57 No.106440374

usb ports on the toaster would be handy

Anonymous
08/31/25(Sun)02:54:29 No.106440388

Anonymous 08/31/25(Sun)02:54:29 No.106440388

>>106436494
a nas is just a computer on your network.
acquire a computer through normal means (new or repurposed, premade or custom built, full size or small form factor) and just install debian or proxmox on it
there, you have a NAS.

Anonymous
08/31/25(Sun)02:55:34 No.106440392

Anonymous 08/31/25(Sun)02:55:34 No.106440392

>going into a store without knowing exactly what you're there for, and only because a sale made it cheaper than ordering online
Do people really?

Anonymous
08/31/25(Sun)06:56:37 No.106441609

Anonymous 08/31/25(Sun)06:56:37 No.106441609

>>106440392
I spend a minimum of an hour searching stuff before commiting to a purchase