Greetings from Croatia !
I am new to NAS stuff and on this forum, I need you to help me decide .
I need a NAS for data backup on mac (iPhoto library, Time Machine) and on windows (File history and some other things), I also need NAS because of torrent downloads and media files streaming to my Apple TV 3, iPhone, mac and PC. I really would like if I could install xpenology on some hardware that is capable of doing transcoding and fast data speeds (I also wanna try put my games for PC (steam and origin library folders) on NAS and run games from NAS). Are all that things doable with xpenology? Is it better to go and buy something like DS215play for that things or is it better to go with custom build?
How does synology "play" versions do transcoding video, via plex media server or somehow different, is it the same as with xpenology?
I'm not new in IT stuff, I am familiar with OS X, Windows, Linux and other oses, so... installation and setup would not be a problem.
Is it hard to do updates on xpenology without reformatting HDD's.
What hardware for custom build do you recommend?
Is Asrock Q1900B-ITX enough for things I plan to do or I need better hardware?
I have just asked a lot of questions, I hope that someone would answer me
Thank you!