Ok to use an external SSD for Roon database?

Roon Software Discussion QNAP/Synology NAS
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Or would response time be too slow? (I assume the external SSD would be connected by USB)

I’m looking at a QNAP TS251A (I’ll also use it for movies).

Thanks in advance,

Rick

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I use an old 4Gb memory stick and works fine but also backup to Dropbox.

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Should be perfectly fine.

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I used a 128GB Storejet SSD with my QNAP TS-451+ for Roon, no issues at all on a 32k track DB.
Nick

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USB SSD drives are fine.

@Terry_Fell1 I’d not recommend USB pen drives. In most cases they are even slower than spinnig disks. There was a topic about it not that long ago.

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Just read the topic and some good info. Will look at other drives to use instead.

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How about external hard disk drive? Too slow? Too noisy? Or OK?

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Too slow for what the Roon database requires in performance terms. The advice has always been to use SSD for this.

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Thanks for the link!

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Bought this sleek little 2TB SSD. Incredibly fast! Works perfectly well for storing my audio files for Roon.

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