Need pro-Sumer Backup device

[Modred189]

Here's the problem i have: my father is getting to the level of prosumer photography, and we have a 4k home camera. This means storage is becoming an issue for him. When we bought his computer a few years ago, the video wasn't at issue. Now he's running low on storage, but wants to speedily access his media. Current computer has a 256gb SSd and a 2TB spinner from the last computer. Current backup is a 2TB WD that auto-backs up his photos.

He gets REAL impatient, when thumbnails take a long time to load.

The computer he has is one of these small form factor HPs, so all of the SATA ports are currently taken, and the NVME has the OS.

Migrating to a bigger HDD would be a pain I don't want to deal with, and he'll be looking at a new computer in about 2 ears anyway. So, what I am thinking is getting some kind of pro-sumer backup/storage device that has a fast enough connection that funcitonally, there won't be a meaningful difference between internal and external storage. But we don't need to break the bank.

I was thinking one of these Asustor nvme ssd based NAS devices: https://www.amazon.com/Asustor-Flashstor-FS6706T-Computer-Attached/dp/B0BZCM22WD?ref_=ast_sto_dp, and get a few cheap SSDs (2x https://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-SN570-Internal-Solid/dp/B09JM8DJNS/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1D8CEXWOST481&keywords=nvme+ssd&qid=1687216443&s=electronics&sprefix=nvme+ss,electronics,115&sr=1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1)

Thoughts? Anyone ran one of these Asusstor devices?

 

[deaedius]

The Asustor seems to be a solid device, while not all the same specs Guru3d did a solid review on the 12bay NAS. For the 6bay you would want to make sure the computer has a 2.5g/E port or a USB port that supports the performance of the NAS.

 

[Modred189]

And this suggests you can stack the 923+ with 64gb, which I would in this instance.

Here's the thing, anything I put together I'm going to have to support. So I'm kind of hoping for something that is relatively simple. I think the complexity of your solution, while a good solution, is beyond the scope of what I'm looking for.