This is the one NAS spec you should care about for future-proofing storage
If you think you have enough storage, think again.
When I first got into NAS systems, I used to obsess over processor speeds, RAM, hardware transcoding, and whether the interface had all the bells and whistles as some of the alternatives offered. Dual Ethernet ports for aggregation, maybe even PCIe expansion to add a 10GbE card, were some of my more recent obsessions. But over time, I realized none of that really mattered as much as one thing: whether I could actually expand my storage down the line. Because, as anyone who stores a lot of data will tell you, it creeps up on you fast. One minute you’re backing up a few photos, and the next you’re hoarding 4K videos, photos, music, and a whole lot of data. And the primary purpose of a NAS is to serve up storage. Everything else, including the ability to work as a server, is effectively secondary.
