$800 TrueNAS DIY Build Competition

Have you ever thought about building your own NAS with an arbitrary budget? Well, you're at the right place. In this video, the StorageReview team will walk you through two unique DIY NAS builds and compare them to a prebuilt HPE  MicroServer Gen10 Plus! Our latest StorageReview project is centered around TrueNAS, specifically, building our own TrueNAS devices with a budget under $800.  The ideal NAS will have speed, style, and, of course, storage. Join us as we walk you through our parts list, some of the setup, and the thought process behind it.

$800 TrueNAS DIY Build - The Entrants

At a budget of less than $800 across the board, let's see which build ranks at the top! To start, Brian will introduce you to the competition, unbox his products, and walk you through the thought process behind picking them out. From the enclosure to the motherboard, to trash-talking Kevin, this section has it all.

Up next, Kevin shares the details on his MicroServer Gen 10 Plus. To quote Kevin on why he went this route instead of DIY, "While Brian and the intern have gone a more creative approach, I took the approach that works." (Interesting style of smack-talk, Kevin). Coming in under budget initially (~$600), Kevin decided to get some extra goodies to spice up the NAS, including a 100GB card.

Lastly in the build sharing portion, intern Ben shows us his parts and walks us through a quick setup process resulting in... an RGB NAS?? Arguably, it does look a bit more like a gaming PC than a NAS build, but hey, it's running TrueNAS in the end, so we won't discriminate in the storage world.

To wrap up the video, Brian and Kevin discuss each build's strengths and weaknesses. Overall, for less than $800, each build appears to have come out very solid with some of the latest generation compatibility. In the end, whether you're looking for a prebuild model, or to go the DIY route, both offer some very interesting routes and modification possibilities. Stay tuned for our upcoming testing to see which NAS comes out on top!

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