Baby NAS for home use

[Matt W.]

I want to set up a NAS at my apartment so I can edit wirelessly. I usually work in ProRes 422 HQ 1080p or 2k 444. 98% of my work is 1080p or 2k, none is less compressed than ProRes 444. So raw, DNG, DPX, etc. are not relevant to my current needs.

I can't afford a higher end set up right now, but I also don't need one for my current work.

I was thinking of plugging a USB 3 drive into this router:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...TVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RBCTPMANYVTZGH6H0KY#Ask

And using it for some light editorial and comp work. I would like 100MB read/write. This is for home use and occasional freelance projects and promotional projects.

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

I would personally not count on a wireless connection for connecting to my scratch disks. I would go wired gig-ethernet over that.

 

[M.Halsell]

Wireless NAS

Wireless NAS

Considerations:

- TCP over IPv4 throughput max out at around 80% of signaling rate
- SMB/CIFS protocol overhead
- Software and disk latency

All said, expect about 50-60% throughput or less. Translation, expect software slowdown and likely freezes due to latency issues and network housekeeping issues.

 

[Hugh Scully]

I have a NAS made by Synology. It's a great device, RAID and works as a media server for video and music. I have it hard wired to my network. I can't edit from it, though. It' way too slow for that, but as Network Attached Storage, the keyword being storage, it's great.

 

[Matt W.]

I bought a cheaper router with support for a network drive. Won't use it for editing, more for media storage. Thanks!