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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    But this isn't a blog article for a general audience - it's an answer to a specific question from one person on a tech forum. And I made...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Video editing is 99.99% a read process on the drives, scrubbing through and playing large files - not a writing process. Either way APCs...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    I will consider it and read the link you shared... but my question was about rebuild times. How long can I expect it would it take to...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    I've seen tests that show, perhaps counterintuitively, that an SSD cashe does actually not help in this use case. I'm not nerdy enough...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    I'm not asking about doing a completely different setup than the 8-drive ~100TB I have. I'm asking about RAID 5 vs 6 considerations for...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Did you just hit reply without bothering to read the post? "All of the footage is and will be backed up multiple times to other...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Since this is my first RAID build would you mind explaining what you're talking about? The ssd cache I get, but what about the z-stuff...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Not "more space" ... HALF THE SPACE in the becomes unusable. I'm not sure why you keep pushing RAID 10 when it goes against everything...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    I'd really like a better idea of what "some time" means. 12 hours? 12 days? 12 weeks? As far as intensity, a video editing RAID is...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    I have a PC with Thunderbolt connections... Mac is not required. As stated in the OP, the goal is to work with remote editors online...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    "less space" is why I wouldn't use RAID10, nor do most editors. It's always RAID5 or RAID6 as far as I understand. the OP said I...
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Editing is almost entirely a disk-reading process.
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    Ariaelf replied to the thread RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??.
    Many people edit remotely from a NAS... hmm, not sure why you think this would be an issue?
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    Hi all, Would love to get your thoughts on the best RAID type for video editing off a NAS system. I just purchased a QNAP...
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