GoKawiilUgreen DXP4800 Plus 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros The hardware is exceptional.
The kit comes with everything you need, including cables and tools.
Fitting drives is mostly tool-free. Cons The ecosystem is not as mature as competitors such as Synology.
The unit can run noisy at times.
The screws on the RAM/M.2 port are not captive and are easy to lose. $656.99 at Amazon
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Cloud service providers have convinced us that cloud storage is the way to go. And while there's no doubt that cloud storage has many benefits over, well, not backing your stuff up at all -- not to mention the ease of backing stuff up -- it's becoming a pricey option. Not only do these services nickel-and-dime you each and every month (though nowadays it's more a case of Benjamin-and-Granting you), but you also end up paying for multiple services.
Dropbox, Apple iCloud, Backblaze, Google One, plus some Adobe Cloud Storage. Not only do all those add up, but it also means my data is scattered across multiple providers, making it hard to find what I need.
The answer, at least in part, has been to go back to my own storage system.
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