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Offbeat Bryce Productions
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May 4, 2018
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Raid NAS vs normal SSD

  • May 4, 2018
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Hello,

What is everyone's opinions on a Raid NAS system vs a normal SSD for media when editing? As I understand a Raid needs more than one drive to function but supposedly I read that if you combine multiple HDDs in a raid system you will get double the speed of a normal SSD. Does a raid nas system create more probability for disk failure? I read some review that it does but I've never used raid so I don't know.

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Carlos ZiadeCommunity Expert
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May 4, 2018

RAID 5 NAS system, if any hard disk is damaged you can replace it,

restart your machine and the system will automatically rebuild the data.

Synology, QNap, Lenovo Iomega etc.. is a good choice, or any alternatives

bucksommerkamp
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bucksommerkampCommunity Expert
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May 4, 2018

We use a RAID NAS system for most of our projects and it works great. The ability to keep and back up large files across the network, sharing with others for collaborative editing, is HUGE for us. You might suffer a slight performance hit, but that's more because of network speeds than the drives themselves. It's probably a little faster to edit from your local SSD, but if your machine gets stolen or catches on fire, there goes your work! A NAS, especially backed-up to the cloud overnight with the latest files, is rock-solid.

Just my opinion -- but I speak from experience!

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Offbeat Bryce ProductionsAuthor
Inspiring
May 4, 2018

are there ones without the network? I don't need a network one. I'm the only one editing. lol

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Carlos ZiadeCommunity Expert
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May 4, 2018

In this case you have to buy a raid controller if your board can handle it,

you will need up to 5 HDDs

but a NAS system is better for safety, if you can get a small 4 port 1Gb switch

to connect your local pc to the NAS system, in order to save heavy loading your local board and cpu.

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