I am going to buy a NAS enclosure. It'll be used for backups from several machines (including Sooloos), and some streaming.

My question is: at what point does processor speed become relevant? Some tests I've read claim that a faster processor will make for higher speed even with only one client copying over onto the NAS. I had assumed this would not be the case, and that a faster processor would only be necessary with many clients (i.e. more than the maximum of three or so I will have).

Which is the case?

(PS, FWIW I am thinking of QNAP.)


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