So i'm going to build a NAS server in the coming weeks. Problem is i'm on a very tight budget at the moment. So i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for parts that come out under 300 dollars? But i still need it to be powerful enough to do back ups from my pc and mac as well as stream to all my devices. I have hard drives so that doesn't need to be considered with the build. Also i've pretty much decided to use freeNAS, Is that a good choice? or is there something better? Can it do everything i said before. Also is freeNAS accessible from a laptop if not on the same wifi.
Sorry i'm new to NAS setups.
Thanks a ton to anyone who can help,
Austin