Heh, that said, I have 5 PC’s running Windows 7 with no problems in a Video Storage network. Three are used for “Cloud” storage (32 TB), while two are used for recording TV shows and movies (One main and one backup).
All are Homemade - that only means you buy the components that you want and put them together (not exactly rocket science these days). They all are part of my local group and accessible to TV and other devices. I can watch any movie from any of the 5 PC’s on the TV. What more can you ask?
All run without problems and sleep when not used. Low Power requirements.
Configuring your own computers are the way to go...
So, it really is not about the company that makes the product as it is how you use them. Do your own thing...
For 30 years I designed and built my own hardware computers. Early ones from scratch, as in I designed and wire wrapped the CPU and disk controller circuits. Later ones I bought motherboards but customized the peripheral boards. By 2004 I was ready to let somebody else do that stuff. To each his own. :-)