Robert Broussard
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Hi there, I have a need to connect any Presenter laptop to my ATM. At the moment we have some older Lenix the computers that I’ll put 1028×768 and that don’t work, even with a Decimator. I know that modern desktop computers are easy to deal with but with older computers or the odd ball here and there, is there a certain scaler that covers all the cases??
Thanks,
Robert
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Hi Bob,
[Bob Zelin] “Why would you do this on your professional video shared storage solution ? “
Sorry for the confusion, the POE devices and associated traffic are on a separate VLAN and no security cameras will be using the NAS for any reason. The only reason why the Gig switch (which happens to be POE) gets mentioned is that there are more than a few Gigabit computers that will have access to the NAS and I was concerned that the uplink port (to the 10G switch) might get overwhelmed if I didn’t get the 3300 series switch. In my original post, I was jut pointing out what I didn’t like about the Netgear GS728TXP and that I enjoyed my experiences with other Enterprise level gear such as: Ubiquity UNIFI and the EdgeMax line and wondered if you’d discovered the same amazing software. Bob, I just dropped $1,100 on a gig switch, I’m not afraid to spend a few bucks.
I appreciate your feedback and contributions to this forum–again, sorry for the confusion. I should probably not post things after taking Ambien. ☺
Robert
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The purpose of the Poe is to accommodate Poe devices (AP, ipCam, remote IoT switch) on the gig network and where this devices are on there own vlan. The 10g uplink removes the potential bottleneck from many gig hosts trying to get to shared storage on the 10g switch. All of the heavy lifting happens on the 10g switch where the NAS and the 10g clients are plugged in— Is this not your very plan?
So, have you tried any Ubiquiti UniFi or EdgeMax 10gig switches? As I mentioned above, I was not impressed with the 3300 series Netgear.
R
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Bob
[Bob Zelin] “The switch will make your life easier, but if every penny counts, then we can plug in directly. But only 2 guys can get the 10G speeds. “
Bob, I recently bought a netgear GS728TXp Poe switch with 4 10gigabit uplinks that I think can be used directly. I don’t like the switch that much. It’s loud. The software seems clunky and dated. And the POE part was confusing… anyway, I thought having this switch is one of the building blocks to having a proper 10g network with QNAP. So, I’m interested in replacing my 1gig switch with a ubiquity UniFi switch. I suppose I need to make sure I get one with a 10gb uplink, yes? Have you used any UniFi products with FCPX installs? Would the wan port from your isp plug into the 10gig switch?
Thanks,
R
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Bob, now that we are 5 months later and that some of your favorites have been discontinued. What QNAP boxes are currently standing out as favorites? Does the Thunderbolt ports on some boxes have any value to you at all? As you’ve reported, the 10g connectivity has many advantages and seemed to have greater performance too, over TB. Although I prefer rack-mountable, it seems that the 1282T3 is compelling. So, what are the standout boxes at the moment?
Thanks,
Robert
[Bob Zelin] “he TVS-871T, the TVS-1272T and the TVS-1282T3 are all fantastic boxes that can edit 4K all day long for multiple people. Because Thunderbolt 3 can only be 2 meters away from the workstation, it makes it very impractical to use this. It is so simple to get a small 8 port Netgear 10G switch, and some cheap thunderbolt to 10G boxes, and get 800 MB/sec (you need 143 MB/sec to do Red 6K at 5:1 compression).
I don’t understand why this reviewer says that the 1282T is an expensive box – it’s $2700 US price, and the larger
TS-1685 (which I truly love – 12 drives, 4 SSD’s and free dual 10Gbase-T ports) is only $300 more !. Exactly what is expensive about this, compared to any other shared storage system. “ -
Bob, what backup options do you recommend for this running the TS-1685?
Thanks,
Robert
[Bob Zelin] “QNAP TS-1685.
I will contact you.Bob Zelin
Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
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Bob, the rack mount is very attractive. I’m not sure where I’m going to put a big box and another big box as a backup. The only negative thing about the rack mount is that they are often have a very noisy fan because the are designed for a data center machine room not a desktop and since heat is the enemy.
On the new 1685, it appears that the many card slots are empty and that it’s 10g ready. And no graphics card but this can be added. I look forward to seeing what hits the market in April for NAB 2017!
Speaking of cheap, you’re right! I was reading your post NAB 2016 article about the GRACK…. in my minds eye I kept seeing GCRACK… anyway, I liked most everything about it and enjoyed your review. Yet, the price was staggeringly high compared to the synology and QNAP offerings of today and where the performance of the 871T seems to be even faster than the GRACK, 900 vs 700 as I recall.
Thanks,
Robert
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Bob, I noticed that the IronWolf drives are rated at only half the MTBF of an HGST enterprise drive and the reliability specs indicate there is some limit to the usage level. That is, it’s apparently not intended for high volume, 24/7 use.
If I recall correctly, the WD Red is a variable speed drive that could often be running less than a 7200 rpm, can you really still get the 900/MBs I/O via 10G and use FCPX effectively, with less than dedicated 7200 rpm drives?
Thanks,
Robert
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Bob, when populating a modern QNAP NAS (like the TVS-871T) which drive mechanism would you recommend? I’m assuming there are a couple of specific Hitachi drives that would be recommended.
Thanks,
Robert
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Bob, the specs on this Synology 18016xs seem far beyond the QNAP 871T NAS drives recommended for FCPx… have you deployed this model for a demanding group of Mac users? Since the Thunderbolt networking is unreliable in OS X, I suppose there is no reason to look for that feature unless it’s the recommended way to add an expansion bay.
Thanks,
Robert