All NVMe NAS - TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus - Better than a HDD NAS? (Review)

[@kettusnuhveli]

Every time I think about building myself an all SSD NAS, I'm reminded of the fact that even with a 10G networking I wouldn't be able to take advantage of all that performance...

[@sometechguy]

Really hard to get full performance from an NVMe unless it’s on the motherboard. Maybe some Thunderbolt 4 or 5 gets closest, but over the network, not so much. 😭 But still, it’s better performance than hard disk and nice and quiet.

[@nadtz]

Solid review, shame they didn't make those units a bit larger so you could stuff 22110 enterprise drives into them though.

[@sometechguy]

I am not sure you would ever buy enterprise drives for this, but maybe you have a bunch of used ones lying around? If you did, it would indeed be a great place to put them. 😎

[@nadtz]

​@@sometechguy Right now gen3 enterprise m.2 nvme cost equal to or a bit more than consumer drives for higher endurance, better iops and latency than most consumer gen3/4 drives. Kind of a no brainer for a flash NAS even with the PCIE lane restrictions if you want the best long term performance per dollar.

[@oscarcharliezulu]

I guess reliability would have to be the main reason for an ssd nas, then performance.

[@sometechguy]

I don’t think SSD are really more reliable. They have different failure characteristics but the have a shorter life span typically due to lower write endurance and NAND degradation. And electron leakage means they are as good for cold storage. But on the upside they don’t have the same issues with moving parts wearing or issues with GShock in the same way. But for long term storage, HDD are probably better if the unit is kept in the right conditions.

main reason for ssd is silence