01-02-2024, 08:00 PM
I have a Drobo 5N2 with a 256GB mSata containing 5 ea, 4TB WD Red drives configured with double redundancy giving me 10.84TB usable with about 1TB being used. I use it for music access via a Naim Unitiserve over the network and for photography backup. The 5N2 was bought in 2018 to replace a Drobo FS that failed after 6 years and that is when the WD Red drives were added also. After seeing your YouTube video about Drobo going Chapter 11 I think I better start looking for a replacement. I access it over a home 1GB CAT-5 network. It has worked well this +5 years but I don't want to be stuck if it decides to fail like the FS did.
My desire is to get a NAS setup that is faster than the 80-100MB/sec I currently get. Is that possible with my 1GB CAT-5 network? I also have an Apple Studio Ultra that makes the NAS painful to use for photo access. Maybe get a reasonably prices NAS for music access and photo backup then use a DAS for photography access?
Your comments appreciated.
My desire is to get a NAS setup that is faster than the 80-100MB/sec I currently get. Is that possible with my 1GB CAT-5 network? I also have an Apple Studio Ultra that makes the NAS painful to use for photo access. Maybe get a reasonably prices NAS for music access and photo backup then use a DAS for photography access?
Your comments appreciated.