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NAS or DAS? - Enquiries - 08-21-2025
Hello, im looking for large/fast/simple/ and budget friendly storage solution. Im looking at the QNAP 288TB TVS-h1688X 16-Bay NAS Enclosure but Im not sure it would be fast enough.
If I set up the four 2.5" drive bays with SSDs, or use the two M.2 drive bays with 2 x 4tb drives as a cache, and only connect via thunderbolt 3, would that get me faster speeds when working directly off the h1688X?
Or would I be better off running raid 6 on a large array or drives in a DAS? Downside = future storage growth and not supporting multi users connected.
We have a small office, of 3 people, and I could run all three work computers to the h1688X via the thunderbolt 3 card connections with 6 to 10ft cords so that we are running the fastest line to the h1688X. But I feel like there is quite a bit of setup and might not be the simplest solution, or the h1688X has way more than I need in terms of apps and settings.
Maybe a rack would be best with some sort of software running on my Mac?
Thanks