04-04-2024, 11:30 PM
I have been trying to figure out why my QNAP TR-004 is comparatively slow when connected directly to my Mac Studio via USB, as compared to when I access it over a local 10GBe network and it is attached to my QNAP TVS872XT. I have 4 20TB Ironwolf drives configured in Raid 0, and when I connect to the TR-004 via the TVS872XT, I get read speeds up to about 1000 MB/s, but when I connect it directly to my Mac Studio, that drops to 200 MB/s (and sometimes it caps out at 40 MB/s). I have filed a ticket with QNAP support, but they are not very helpful in figuring this out. I thought you might have some perspective on what might be going on here to help me diagnose or fix the problem. The issue is that I sometimes need to use the TR-004 as a DAS (when traveling), and sometimes I need it connected to a NAS for access. If you have any thoughts, I would appreciate it!