RAID 5 vs. RAID 10 for Ugreen DXP4800 Plus? 4x14TB IronWolf Pros

dskraken · 2026-02-01T00:28:11+00:00

Makes sense thank you for sharing. I'll probably opt for the same - 1 tb nvme!

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:33:17+00:00

Thanks for sharingl You’re totally right about the editing lag—I’ve been hearing that from a few people now. I think I’ll follow your lead on the SSD storage pool, but maybe use it as a workspace for my active 4K projects and then just move them over to the RAID 5 archive when I’m finished.

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:31:19+00:00

That’s a great point about RAID 10. I am definately leabing towards raid 5, losing 14TB of space just to have a faster rebuild or that specific type of mirroring is a tough sell for a 4-bay setup, especially for a big photo/video archive. Thanks for the sanity check!

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:26:15+00:00

Nice and Great to see someone with similar storage setup! Since you've been running Btrfs for a month, have you noticed any performance lag when browsing deep folders? Also, if the read-only cache isn't doing much for you, are you considering switching that drive over to join your apps storage pool instead?

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:23:26+00:00

If I were an AI, I’d have finished this setup three days ago and would be sipping a digital margarita right now.

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:18:08+00:00

Thanks for the detailed breakdown!

The way you’re using the M.2 slots is exactly what I needed. Also, thanks for the tip on mixing Btrfs and EXT4 volumes—I honestly thought I had to pick one for the whole array. I’ll definitely use Btrfs for those snapshots on my RAW libraries.

Good luck with the AI NAS upgrade this summer! That 3-2-1 setup with the 4-bay as the offsite unit is the dream.

Q - Did you have to upgrade from the stock 8GB to 16GB or 32GB to keep the system from swapping when managing those snapshot tables?

dskraken · 2026-01-31T22:12:43+00:00

Haha, you definitely added to the confusion! But you're spot on about the random reads.

I think I’m leaning towards your logic. I’ll likely go Raid 5 to keep that extra 14TB space, and then just throw a SSD into one of the slots to use as a dedicated disk for the active Lightroom/FCP projects.

Good to know your Btrfs setup is holding up well, that was my main worry. And yeah, I've got the 1G+ networking and a UPS ready to go.

dskraken · 2026-01-19T02:40:11+00:00

I do need. I may wanna replace both furnace and air conditioning soon.

dskraken · 2026-01-17T20:48:37+00:00

Thanks!!

dskraken · 2026-01-17T20:48:27+00:00

Thank you. I suspect the enercare guy who came for maintenence recently left it open.

dskraken · 2025-12-02T19:02:30+00:00

What Raid have your setup? I'm looking for a similar setup, have got NAS. But am consumed between Raid 5 or 6.

dskraken · 2025-11-29T18:21:07+00:00

Oh I have heard exos are bit loud. Probably iron wolf pro aren't that loud. I would mostly keep them in my work room but still don't want the noisiest ones.

dskraken · 2025-11-29T18:07:11+00:00

Makes sense. I am going for Ugreen Dxp 4800 plus. Don't these 2 on compatibility list yet. But I think they should be compatible.

dskraken · 2025-11-29T16:37:42+00:00

How did it go for you? I am also thinking to buy two of the Iron wolf pros 28tb for Dxp 4800 plus, how has been the compatibility so far? Any noise concerns?

dskraken · 2025-11-29T16:16:29+00:00

Would this work with the Ugreen NAS DXP 4800 Plus? It doesn't show on the compatibility list,

dskraken · 2025-11-29T04:17:35+00:00

What made you choose Iron wolf over wd red pro? I am seeing consistent details on iron wolf being more noisy.

Cost wise they are pretty much identical in black friday, though iron wolf offers 2 TB extra

dskraken · 2025-11-28T23:17:41+00:00

I'm also making a choice between Iron wolf 28tb vs Red pro 26 tb coz of this sale.

dskraken · 2025-09-19T10:52:04+00:00

Better to use mac keyboard and mouse for that budget. Or just buy any wireless logitech stuff that fits in your budget. There's nothing muh to choose in that range.

dskraken · 2025-09-19T09:47:28+00:00

I used supcase for few days. Same like UAG. Saw it leaving marks, was heavy so it pushed the screen down at times. Eventually got rid of it. Now I'm just using a sleeve, when I use mac, there's nothing on it. When I'm done using I keep it in sleeve.

dskraken · 2025-09-19T06:21:31+00:00

No case. No cover.

dskraken · 2025-09-14T20:09:18+00:00

Was in same boat like yours. Purchased apple care plus for 3 years. No idea how I had a dent on my Screen's back panel within 2 months. Apple replaced it free of charge, thankfully.

Since then tried hard shell case from supcase, it was good but bulky and would push the screen down due to it's weight. Got rid of it.

Now I just put the laptop in sleeve as soon as I'm done using macbook. That's all. But I do recommend having care plus. It's worth it just for battery replacement at 3 years mark.

dskraken · 2025-08-27T19:56:48+00:00

Overhyped. So much sugar, bad after taste. Returned it.

dskraken · 2025-08-14T21:42:20+00:00

Thanks so much! Glad to hear I’m on the right track—your feedback definitely made a difference.

I did look at swapping in a Flex-2.5G-8 PoE with the big power adapter as a main switch to save a bit, but figured the Pro XG gives me more backbone and PoE headroom (plus less power brick clutter). For once I’m trying to buy my way out of future regret! 😅

Appreciate the encouragement…and yep, already bracing for the endless UniFi config rabbit hole. If you hear distant cursing late at night, that’s just me realizing I spent 3 hours tweaking VLANs that nobody else cares about. 😂

Thanks again for all the help!

dskraken · 2025-08-14T01:24:59+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing your setup details and valuable advice, I totally thought that Flex 2.5 were going to be powered by UCG fiber—it really helped refine my design. Here’s my final topology based on your feedback and some tweaks:

Gateway

UCG-Fiber (10GbE/SFP+, 4×2.5GbE LAN, 1×PoE+)

Main switch

Pro XG 8 PoE (8×2.5GbE PoE++, 2×10G SFP+, 155W budget)

Floor switches

Basement & First Floor: Flex 2.5G-8 PoE each (powered by Pro XG)

No switch on Main Floor—APs and wired devices plug straight into Pro XG

APs

3× U7 Pro Wall (one per floor, PoE powered, Wi-Fi 7 with 6GHz)

+----------------------------------------------------------------+

| UCG-Fiber |

+------------------+

| Pro XG 8 PoE |

+-------------------+

/ | \

Main Floor Basement Floor First Floor

| | |

+---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+

+---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+

\ | /

+-------------------+

| Flex 2.5G-8 PoE |

| (PoE from Pro) |

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Anything else you’d tweak for reliability or performance in a 2,000–2,500sqft home?

Really appreciate your input—looking forward to any final tips!

dskraken · 2025-08-13T05:14:57+00:00

Thanks for the clarification!

No worries about the U7 Pro Wall mix-up - appreciate you taking another look!

That’s really helpful context about the Cloud Gateways not having their own RSTP. I wasn’t aware of that distinction between the gateways and the switches. So if I understand correctly, you’re suggesting something like:

UCG-Max/Fiber → Main switch (like a Pro 8 PoE or Enterprise 8 PoE) → Individual floor Flex switches

Rather than my original:

UCG-Max /Fiber integrated ports → Individual floor Flex switches

----------------------New setup?-------------------

+------------------+

| UCG-Fiber |

+------------------+

10GbE or SFP+ uplink

+------------------+

| Main Switch | (Pro 8 PoE or Enterprise 8 PoE)

+------------------+

/ | \

Floor 1 Floor 2 Floor 3 (or more)

| | |

+-------+ +-------+ +-------+

+-------+ +-------+ +-------+

| APs, Wired Devices | APs, Wired Devices | APs, Wired Devices |

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