Suggestions for a Mini PC

ckkartik

Apprentice
Beginner
Hey guys! Looking for a lil help with my home setup. Right now running Home Assistant on a Rpi 4 and want to upgrade as I have ordered a host of devices (35) to add to Home Assistant. I also have been procrastinating about working on a NAS for my needs. Looking for suggestions on how to go about it. I'll be using it for NAS(maybe a couple of 6TB Drives should work I suppose), JellyFin, HA, PiHole(Or Adguard).

At first, I thought I'd have to build 2 separate Mini PCs to accomplish this but I'm doubtful if it can be done in a single one. I have a 300 Mbps ISP Line so ethernet port can be a 1GBPS but not necessary. I was just stuck between what kind of Mini PC should I take cause I thought a N100 wouldn't work for my use case due to Jellyfin and Transcoding. I can get it Imported as well if needed. I did also consider DIY and I'm fairly familiar with building so that should also work out if needed. Do not want to overkill on the Mini PC but want it to be reliable in any case.
Thanks!
 
If you plan to use SATA ports on a motherboard, the 12100T would be your most suitable choice. Alternatively, if you prefer a lower TDP or a mini PC configuration, you could consider the 1215u or 1235u.