Hi Bob,
thanks for your kind words. Yes this is a very tough lesson to learn (one always thinks of the sexy stuff like cameras and lens but not storage ha).
I guess for the time being i am looking for a storage solution that will sort us out for the next 6/12 months with the ability to expand as and when we need it – although the annoyance of having to take up physical space in my tiny studio is a bit wearing; it isnt my main concern.
So my initial idea would be to hook this QNAP to my 2 iMacs at the same time (please note that the QNAP will be connected by daisy chaining it in this configuration = iMac1 > Lacie 2big HD > Qnap < Lacie 2big HD