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Don't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy
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Laptops are better, because they have an integrated uninterruptible power supply, but worse because most can't fit two hard drives internally. Less of a problem, now that most have USB3. Just run external RAID if you have to.
Arguably, a serious home server will need a UPS anyway to keep the modem and router online, but a UPS for just the NAS is still better than no UPS at all. Also, only a small UPS is needed for the modem and router. A full desktop UPS is much larger.
They make m.2 to SATA adapters that have like 10 SATA ports. A laptop motherboard in a case with one of those would be very interesting. I have plans for one but I need to buy some parts (keyboard and laptop fan).
Edit: the adapters run hot and are kind of fragile. I'd recommend having a thermal pad under it thermally coupling it to the motherboard and giving it some support.
House battery, it's like a UPS for your entire house! I want one.