I’m looking to offload all my media from my main PC and make it accessible to other devices in my house. It’s likely to only be a few TB, probably 2 drives at most.

I’ve been trying to find a low-power solution since it will be running all the time. I do have a PoE switch, so it would be a bonus if it can run off PoE but not a requirement. I’ve been checking out a lot of the SBC’s that have become popular over the past couple years, but even the budget ones have gotten pretty expensive.

What are some good options?

  • @toikpi@feddit.ukEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    How much do you want to spend?

    If you go for a Raspberry Pi have a look at Terrapi cases as well the obvious Argon ones.

    Another option would be a Zimbaboard. It is more expensive but it has dual SATA connector (you need to buy a Y cable with the Zimbaboard) and there are 3D print designs to create a single unit, e.g. https://www.printables.com/model/224057-zimaboard-dual-hdd-stand.

    I’m not sure about PoE and a NAS. Will a PoE HAT or similar provide enough power for the board and the drives?