Don't make this mistake when buying HDDs for your NAS
At first glance, SMR drives may seem like your ordinary HDDs. But you shouldn't let their unassuming appearance trick you into buying them
Although Network-Attached Storage devices are used for simple tasks like backup, file-sharing, and data archival, the NAS rabbit hole goes pretty deep. While the CPU and RAM aren’t as important as, say, your gaming PC, you’ll want to go for models that can future-proof your storage server for a couple of years. If you’re building your own NAS chassis (or planning to get rid of the first-party OS in your pre-built enclosure), you’ll have to choose from a variety of operating systems.
