I agree. The rpi will pay for itself in electricity cost savings fairly quickly. Also a reason to use a dedicated NAS appliance. Instead of the 60W minimum i

I agree. The rpi will pay for itself in electricity cost savings fairly quickly. Also a reason to use a dedicated NAS appliance. Instead of the 60W minimum idle that desktops have, your at 1-10W idle with rpi zero and NAS appliances. Small laptops might have a more efficient idle although, so YMMV.