Is a minilab right for me?
Been looking into building a NAS and moving my current machines into a rack. I’m leaning towards the 10 inch format (Rackmate T2 specifically), but wanted options before pulling the trigger.
My use case should be pretty light. Looking to host media (music, movies, files) and arr stack plus other odds and ends on the NAS (intel n300) and some game servers and web servers on an hp mini pc I have. I don’t see more than two or three people (including me) having access to the media so bandwidth should be low there.
Here’s where the indecision comes in. I currently live in an apartment and don’t have a huge use case for things like Home Assistant yet but I will likely be purchasing a house in the next year or two so I’m trying to keep that in mind.
Based on my situation, does a mini rack make sense for me? Happy to provide more info if needed. Thanks for leaving your thoughts
Edit: I live in an area with high electricity costs so I’m trying to keep things efficient.