SlimeyStuff

Well that sucks, tell us how it goes. ASUS support can be... difficult.

Use a vpn to encrypt it or shove it over ssh. Your not breaking that security wise. Then you can use waht ever you want like http, ftp
 
Other wise, there is https which is encyrpted.

That's also the way I would go. When I recently built my NAS I combined an i3-6100 (51W TDP) with a Dark Rock 3 (190W TDP). It is pretty much completely silent when the drives are not spinning (which they are normally not during night time).

No problem. When you're ready to start planning the build, feel free to create a new thread (or update this one) and we can assist with part selection.

You can build a powerful and quiet NAS using off-the-shelf consumer components. No need to do a Pi build.
 
Depending on your needs, get yourself something like an i3 + ITX board, stick it in a small case with some low RPM fans (120mm or 140mm - bigger is better). Throw in a smaller PSU (enough to handle however many HDD's you plan to run - probably 500W or smaller), and bam, very quiet build.

You could build a very quiet machine, yes. Obviously I cannot say what is "quiet" enough for you, as that's 100% subjective.
 
But if you take a low power i3 or similar, mix it with some silence optimized fans, add on a quiet after-market cooler, and tweak the fan profile (or use a fan controller), you will probably not hear it running while in the same room.

A virtual machine wouldn't work for my needs.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3408
 
Edit: Its DVI though

KVM switch & USB hub

FreeSync will not work, but the display will work just fine with the card. 

Haha yeah!

Supersampling FTW!  And nice display!

I'm hoping that a 3rd party rogue coder hacks some drivers to get Nvidia working with FreeSync.

Wow, not bad. I usually use PIA, but my subscription ends soon. If reviews are alright I might pick this up as a replacement, thanks for posting.

Unless she's doing gaming or any serious work/heavy multitasking then a simple ULV i3 or i5 would be fine.

Only the low-end one - the 13' 900$ one is a i7 ULV

13' is incredibly tiny - 11' is tablet territory - if you want a 10-11' device get a high end tablet

Yeah, the Yoga is a mix of the two and the 13' one is a great laptop and also dubs as a high-end tablet

Check on Lenovo's site.

No problem. Hit me up if you need help.

Just avoid the Core M CPUs - those are crap

Lenovo Yoga or X1 Carbon?

True. Will probably go for it.

Displays are independent, there's no compatibility that you need between them.

That will be fine. Just as long as I can play games and watch Netflix at the same time.