NAS recommendation to use with Time Machine
I’ve been backing up my MBP with Time Machine using an external hard drive, but I’d like to do this wirelessly now.
I’ve read a ton of threads on here as well as recommendations on external sites and am sort of at a loss as to what device would make the best NAS for Time Machine. I know it’s got to support backup over SMB, but I keep reading conflicting advice like:
* Western Digital MyCloud devices show up on every “what NAS should I use for TimeMachine backups” article on various Apple-focused websites, but I’ve read a ton of posts on here saying they suck for Time Machine use.
* lots of people on here recommend using Synology, but I’m looking to spend $300 or less if possible and they seem to be geared more toward rack storage and are super expensive. Or you have to supply your own hard drives.
* I’ve found just as many posts encouraging the use of old Time Capsules as a Time Machine NAS as I have posts saying don’t do that, they’re super unreliable. I have two old ones sitting around (one was the last or second to last iteration ever made, I believe) and this would be the cheapest option, but if the consensus has changed and they are likely to fail now I don’t want to use that.
Is there a consumer-level solution for this that isn’t WD?
