basic NAS recommendation?

[jon-nyc]

I've read that some of them try to be too fancy with their own backup software. I'm looking for a basic NAS that my MacBook will recognize and will work with Time Machine. Don't need fancy raid systems, it's a 2nd backup after all.

2TB is sufficient I would think.

I don't want an external disk, as I move the laptop all over and want it to be able to back up wherever I am. So I need a NAS.

Any thought?

[George K]

I don’t have anything to suggest, but I am wondering, are you looking for a wireless solution?

[jon-nyc]

Not necessarily, I can connect it to the router directly.

[Klaus]

Basically any NAS should do that.

I believe TimeMachine works on any SMB file share, but maybe there is an advantage to supporting the TimeMachine protocol directly, so that's the only thing I'd check for.

Shouldn't be more than $200.

[mark]

If you truly want to "move anywhere" you will need a personal cloud that is accessible anywhere you have internet access of course.

This is what I would dive into.

https://www.openmediavault.org/

It runs on anything from a Rasberry Pi, Virtual Environments, to a dedicated Debian Linux box if you need more power.

[Klaus]

I think by "move anywhere" Jon was referring to "within the house", not "across the globe" ...

[jon-nyc]

Right. I just want a local backup to complement my iCloud backup.

Basically a time capsule, but they stopped selling them a long time ago.

[George K]

https://kb.netgear.com/21360/How-to-setup-Time-Machine-with-your-NETGEAR-router

[Axtremus]

Got another Mac in the house that’s left running all the time?
You can configure that Mac to be a Time Machine server.
See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-mini/use-mac-mini-as-a-server-apd05a94454f/mac (it’s not limited to Mac mini)

[Klaus]

Actually, any PC in the network will also do. Just put another harddrive in, enable SMB file sharing, install a Time Machine server, ready. The load will be minimal, so your boy's frames per second while gaming wouldn't suffer

[George K]

Why not just use a router with a USB port as I linked above?

[George K]

Any decision as to what you're planning to do?

If I recall, you have a MacBook Air that is docked and plugged into your monitor.

Why not just get an external drive that'll interface with your dock and Time Machine will do its thing when plugged in. The only time you're not going to back up is when the MacBook is not plugged in.

[George K]

@George-K said in basic NAS recommendation?:

Any decision as to what you're planning to do?

If I recall, you have a MacBook Air that is docked and plugged into your monitor.

Why not just get an external drive that'll interface with your dock and Time Machine will do its thing when plugged in. The only time you're not going to back up is when the MacBook is not plugged in.

Bump for @jon-nyc ..

What'dja do?

[jon-nyc]

I just got an external drive USB attached.