Well I have been looking into pre-built options such as Synology or QNap for Nas storage.
I have contemplated building a desktop from ground up and implementing RAID 1.
Overall I am seeking a backup and redundancy solutions for my terabytes of photographs and personal data.
The attractive part about the pre-built solution is for instance the cloud access for Synology and the mobile Apps. Sounds very convenient and mobile access is a Huge plus for the photos.
Do any of the fellow hackers here have a suggestion for a build or a pre-build sys that would cost a max of $500 Please advise
You also might try /r/gadgets for the same reason. I am certain there are probably a fair number of geeks that hang out on HN, but I suspect there is more of a consumer friendly atmosphere (especially about purchasing decisions) on reddit.