My storage solution

dealpapa · Jul 28, 2019

got too many small hhd

So i bought 3 rt 68u for around $40 each

Connect 5-6 hhd on them for each router, 17hhd so far 15tb

IAmATeaf · Jul 28, 2019

What’s the throughput like, both read and write?

alastairstevenson · Jul 28, 2019

That would double as a space heater, especially with those older drives ...

dealpapa · Jul 28, 2019

IAmATeaf said:
What’s the throughput like, both read and write?

it is for recording so really does not matter. That router only support usb 2.0 hub.

hhd does not generate too much heat.

IAmATeaf · Jul 28, 2019

dealpapa said:
it is for recording so really does not matter. That router only support usb 2.0 hub.

hhd does not generate too much heat.

Will it not matter? I thought it would as you’d have multiple write attempts from many cams?

dealpapa · Jul 28, 2019

IAmATeaf said:
Will it not matter? I thought it would as you’d have multiple write attempts from many cams?

h.264 qxga bitrate 2048kbps

it is 200KB/s usb 2.0 is 480 megabits per second (mbps), so it can support 240 cameras lol