The original post: /r/homelab by /u/quietprepper on 2024-05-12 04:44:18.

I’m looking to put together a portable-ish NAS and media server/HTPC to take with me when I’m away from home for extended periods (for context, I’ll be house sitting for about 5 weeks this summer, and do things like this on a semi regular basis).

I’m not looking for a ton of processing power, but would like a good amount of potential storage. Ideally a nvme boot drive and 2 3.5in hdd (plus maybe a couple sata ssds for fun).

I’m leaning toward a used prebuilt just to keep cost down and keep things simple.

I’ve been using a HP z240 SFF as a HTPC and game emulator, and it fits the bill, but I’m wondering if there are any other good options out there I should look at. From what I’ve seen SFF optiplexes and the like tend to be smaller but only have room for one 3.5in drive or a couple of 2.5in drives.

Any options I should consider?