As already mentioned depends on use case. I personally run plex and the CPU in these QNAP NAS's are okay but not good enough for decent transcoding hence why i personally went down the HP Gen9 Micro server route which 4x2TB Drives.

Plus i then have the added bonus of being able to use the device for other use's for example Virtual Test labs etc. And the MicroServers are pretty power efficient anyway.

Sounds good.

What does the Gen 9 idle at?

I tend to stick with NAS because of the less than 1W power draw when idle.

But if Miceoservers have got close to that now I'd be tempted.

The last Microserver I had idled at around 40W! :disappointed:

Plex now supports quicksync hardware transcoding for h264 so it's better than it was. Still not as good as a g4400 in a Gen9 though.

You are correct, people need to realise the added cost, sure a micro server is cheaper initially and needs work to set it it up. The downside is 40 watts x 24 hours x 365, where as this nas can be put on a timer so in theory will shut down during the night for further savings.

I dont Disagree, if all you want is a file store with some potential features that might be useful to you then these devices are perfect. But if you want the added feature a microserver brings then its superior in every way. it can grow to do so much more. Different strokes for different folk's :wink:

Looks like this has now expired!

There's nothing stopping you setting a timer on a microserver to do exactly the same...

Would appear amazon have removing it from a pre order price

That happened with the last deal so I imagine there will be cancellation emails for this one too un fortunately