QNAP and Synology are IMO the brands to look for. They can do a lot more than your LaCie, there are lots of applications you could install - and you can even write your own.
I own a QNAP (their cheapest 4-bay, a TS-431p), for data storage it works just fine. If I wanted e.g. video transcoding or multiple Docker containers running miscellaneous stuff, I'd need more powerful hardware though.
If it breaks, I can move my RAID array into another unit - even a different model (but of course, another QNAP). This is a highly desirable feature, I'd say.
I own a QNAP (their cheapest 4-bay, a TS-431p), for data storage it works just fine. If I wanted e.g. video transcoding or multiple Docker containers running miscellaneous stuff, I'd need more powerful hardware though.
If it breaks, I can move my RAID array into another unit - even a different model (but of course, another QNAP). This is a highly desirable feature, I'd say.