Hello everyone, I would like to invest in a Plex server. So I did some research and was able to draw up a table of comparisons. My series, movies, anime and dramas are mostly in 1080p but my favorite content is in 4K (20 TB in total but it will only increase). So I want the server to know how to …

Actually I take back what I said… using the NAS as the storage for media and streaming off to a Mac Mini has abysmal performance on my QNAP…Better to use a direct connection solution… even with 1GB using SMB3 I’m only seeing 90mbit - I mean yea that will work… for A movie… but 3 or 4 at once?

So far, no corruption. In fact over the 30 or so years of using macOS as far as I remember I have only 1-2 occurrences. I’m in the UK and powercuts are extremely rare so a UPS is not generally required for home use.

[image] daorriss: even with 1GB using SMB3 I’m only seeing 90mbit Are you sure about that? If you are only seeing 90 Megabit/sec (which is only 11.25 Megabytes/sec) then you have some serious issues in your network or SMB configuration that should be fixable.

I am glad you have not experienced data corruption yet, but that is still a risk for any RAID configuration that has a sudden loss of power. And considering people use different solutions/configurations for RAID, someone who has an SSD write cache will most definitely experience corruption if the sy…

Thanks. True I have been lucky (touches wood, four leaf clover etc). In my case and being in the UK, last power cut we had was a few months ago and before that was decades ago. Besides, also in my situation, if the plex media drive gets corrupted, I have a backup, but if both get corrupted, not big …

Completely agree. Again, there is a wide range of knowledge (and ignorance :wink: [not directed at you]) in our corner of the tech world. Media is something everyone wants and not everyone knows the best practice. [image] skc176: I think people to rely on a NAS is also a big mistake. NAS can fa…

Thank you very much for your answer! I liked how you detailed it. Indeed, I am also a fan of the Apple ecosystem. Having a lot of their products and having an old MacBook Pro from 2013, I wanted to kill a stone two times, using a new Mac as a PLEX server. BUT it’s difficult to know if it’s worth t…

Oh okay, if I opt for a configuration with a MAC, it’s more interesting to wait for the feedback of the PLEX version for the new Apple chips. Besides, do you know a little more about these ? Intel Nuc? I would have to be interested in it but it’s true that I have a preference in addition to Apple’s…

Unfortunately I do not have any additional info on the state of Plex and Apple Silicon. I am still running Intel Macs, so I do not have much input on using an M1 for Plex other than cost comparison of other options. [image] MAJOR_VALERIAN: In addition, isn’t it more profitable to have a 1080p a…

Plex Media Server builds with native M1 Mac support are currently in preview: [image] Preview: "Universal" PMS build for macOS (a.k.a. M1 support!) Desktops & Laptops Hello Plexians, Since the introduction of the Apple M1 chip for macOS, users have asked for Plex Media S…

NAS or Mac M1?

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Plex Media Server builds with native M1 Mac support are currently in preview:

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