A simple use for an all SSD NAS

Question/Advice

I need a storage for about 200 TB of videos, music, etc. Does not need to be one setup, but I'd like to keep things to minimum. I was thinking 2 x Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro Gen1 or Gen2, or 3 x Terramaster F8 SSD Plus.

Now, I know near to nothing about NAS, so far I have simply used a lot of 4-18 TB WD HDDs. But I want a tighter, quieter solution, where I don't need to juggle (too) many discs, etc. To be clear, I am not looking for cloud storage or HDDs, I want an SSD setup. Yes, I know it's expensive af.

For me, all I need is for the NAS to function as a big ass disc connected to my PC. I don't need any apps or network/server functionality etc. Imagine the simplest case possible, like a 100 TB disc named Movies.

As I said, I never dealt with NAS, so my question is: does the hardware I mentioned offer this functionality (I assume so, but checking just in case)? And what is the easiest way to connect the "disc" to my PC?

P.S. I also don't need any insane speeds. If it's > 200 MB/s, I'm ok. Of course would love things faster, true SSD speed, if possible.

Posted Nov 18, 2024, 5:49 PM UTC

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