JJZolx wrote:
Keep in mind, though, that the music files will have to be pulled
across the network by the scanner. A scan running locally on a
slower machine in which the music drives are mounted may end up being
quicker due to faster file access.
I am running GigE w/ Jumbo packets to a ReadyNAS NV. And, no, the disc
accesses and transfers are not as fast as against a local drive. But
they are pretty good. And better for reads than writes, which is what
the scanner would be doing. And it remains to be seen whether the
combination of slower disc plus faster PC yields a faster or slower scan.
And despite the potential speed issue, I think running the scanner on
the PC rather than the NAS might still be a good approach. It's nice if
the scan finishes quickly, but it may be more important that the NAS is
not starved for cycles that might cause slowness in the SS user interface.
--rt
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