Hey guys,
I have been researching a NAS and have a couple of questions. I've seen a lot of supermicro systems on ebay available for $200-300 it seems the pitfall for most of these is 3gb/s backplanes. Finding an empty chassis looks to be $200-300 also if I started from scratch.
Before I get into the questions here is what I need my NAS for:
1) Backing up & storing data files (mostly for my recording studio)
2) These files will be loaded in real time and worked on in Logic Pro X
3) Access for 2 users at any given time
4) Large number of drives vs. large storage
My main question - can I get away buying a $200-300 Supermicro NAS off ebay 16 or 24 bays operating with normal gigabit ethernet. I just can't afford 10gbe unless there's a way to get a solution without spending $400-2000+ just on the gigabit gear. With normal gigabit I will see speeds 50-75mb/s from what I have read. Will a 3gb/s backplane suffice from regular gigabit? Or will I see a performance increase at 6gb/s with normal gigabit?
Also what type of drives do these 2.5" chassis hold? Just a laptop drive? I like the idea of more drives in less space but is there an advantage or disadvantage to this with the actual drives?
Thanks,
Kevin
I have been researching a NAS and have a couple of questions. I've seen a lot of supermicro systems on ebay available for $200-300 it seems the pitfall for most of these is 3gb/s backplanes. Finding an empty chassis looks to be $200-300 also if I started from scratch.
Before I get into the questions here is what I need my NAS for:
1) Backing up & storing data files (mostly for my recording studio)
2) These files will be loaded in real time and worked on in Logic Pro X
3) Access for 2 users at any given time
4) Large number of drives vs. large storage
My main question - can I get away buying a $200-300 Supermicro NAS off ebay 16 or 24 bays operating with normal gigabit ethernet. I just can't afford 10gbe unless there's a way to get a solution without spending $400-2000+ just on the gigabit gear. With normal gigabit I will see speeds 50-75mb/s from what I have read. Will a 3gb/s backplane suffice from regular gigabit? Or will I see a performance increase at 6gb/s with normal gigabit?
Also what type of drives do these 2.5" chassis hold? Just a laptop drive? I like the idea of more drives in less space but is there an advantage or disadvantage to this with the actual drives?
Thanks,
Kevin