It’s getting time to retire the old Apple Airport Time Capsule, and I’m looking recommendations on easy-to-use replacements. This would be used for general files and automatic laptop backups.

Requirements:

  • At least 2TB
  • Capable of archiving to an offline disk used as an off-site backup
  • Easy enough for my parents to use
  • Not crazy expensive if possible

I’ve never used a dedicated NAS, so I’m humbly seeking the opinions of the Lemmy experts. Thank you!

  • non_burglar@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    so if one dies the data is okay.

    RAID1 doesn’t protect you against bitrot, config errors from 4 months ago, or a power failure that fries the whole machine.

    The reason they say “RAID is not a backup” is that it is not a safeguard against the above.

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      4 months ago

      Well yeah ofc, the op stated they would also have an offsite backup, so I figured I didn’t have to specify