Anonymous
6/25/2025, 9:40:09 AM
No.105697718
>Want to do a home server for Plex/Jellyfin
>The NAS alone is more expensive than my laptop
>Then also have to buy the hard drives, the PC, keep it all running 24/7
>Constantly running will wear down the hard drives
>electricity costs will be through the roof
>the noise will be unbearable (i live in a studio apartment)
>the heat it'll generate will melt me alive in summer
I'm not a tech bro but I've come to the conclusion that this is a terrible idea :(
I have currently have like a thousand movies stored in two 2.5" hdds and always getting them out of the drawer and copying the movie into my laptop is too much of a hassle.
>The NAS alone is more expensive than my laptop
>Then also have to buy the hard drives, the PC, keep it all running 24/7
>Constantly running will wear down the hard drives
>electricity costs will be through the roof
>the noise will be unbearable (i live in a studio apartment)
>the heat it'll generate will melt me alive in summer
I'm not a tech bro but I've come to the conclusion that this is a terrible idea :(
I have currently have like a thousand movies stored in two 2.5" hdds and always getting them out of the drawer and copying the movie into my laptop is too much of a hassle.