06-07-2023, 12:00 AM
The whole point of this inquiry is to narrow down the models. I would like to use the NAS for back up and like the idea of 2.5 GbE but will need to fill the bandwidth – HDD are slow so how many bays will I need? When do SSD help? It is for a small business, so I expect 40-60 TB nominal enough. The data must be secure. But which RAID? How much of the nominal capacity is lost in the RAID? HDD do not work well without space free - threshold 80-90% maximum. Nominal capacity is therefore reduced by RAID overheads and HDD reserve. Sweet point for HDD is 10 GB. Drives should be quiet. Does this mean 6 bay is best? Which CPU?