Migrate to Unraid from Synology

Initial

Here is what I have before moving to Unraid

Hardware	OS	Specs	Purpose
Synology DS918+	Synology DSM 7+	J3455 8GB	NAS This runs 24-7-365. Limited by the weak hardware This is not a good use of my electricity if I can't do more with this
Custom laptop 1	Linux Mint 20.2	i7-8550U 32GB DDR4 2666MHZ	For development work Unpolished for gaming, slack, zoom, etc
Custom laptop 2	Windows 11	i7-10875H 32GB DDR4 3200MHZ RTX 2060	General-purpose Can't do 1 & 2 work well

Pain

Why I am unhappy with this setup

When I code, I will use my Windows OS to remote control Linux OS as it's easier to look at one monitor than on multiple screens. I waste time toggling between them. I believe developers may face something similar and hope that we can have an OS that can do everything
If I leave my laptop running jobs that take days. I have to leave it connected to the power supply. This will degrade the laptop battery. Becoming unportable in the long run
If I leave my NAS running 24-7-365, I want to maximize my returns

Unraid

Unraid OS allows sophisticated media aficionados, gamers, and other intensive data-users to have ultimate control over their data, media, applications, and desktops, using just about any combination of hardware.

In my words, an OS that can do everything

I can create Linux and Windows VM that meet my needs => no more struggle choosing Windows / Linux, no dual-boot
I can run docker containers 24/7/365 that are independent of VMs => I can shut down my VMs without affecting the dockers, saving power and resources

Data migration

Disk	Type	Size (TB)	Cost	Speed
WD Red SA500	SSD	4	~$599.99	560MB/s; 530MB/s
WD Red Pro	HDD	4	~$198.99	Up to 164MB/s
WD Red Pro	HDD	18	~$669.99	Up to 164MB/s

Cost

Usually, people use HDD instead of SSD for big data. Because SSD is very expensive.

If you have 100 TB of data, SSD will cost ~$12,999.75. Peanuts for big companies, but for the average individual, that is expensive.

Speed

SSD is without a doubt faster than HDD.

Specs

CPU	AMD RYZEN 9 5900X 3.7GHz 12CORE/24THREAD PCIe 4.0 PROCESSOR
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PRO WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
Memory	G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 3600MHz 64GB CL18
SSD	2x WD BLACK SN850 2TB 7000MB/s GEN4 M.2 NVMe SSD
HDD	3x SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5"14TB 7200RPM SATA NAS HDD
GPU	ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3060Ti O8G V2 GAMING OC TRIPLE FAN GDDR6 GPU

These are the specs I chose. I can future expand to 128 GB RAM and add 4 more HDD if required.

Thoughts

After using this machine for half a year. I am very happy with the result. It's able to do the work of 3 machines with ease. It's convenient as everything is integrated. Won't look back ever again.

Shawn Ng