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Moving from all Windows to mixed Windows/Mac landscape
Hi there, I currently access my Readynas 314 only from Windows-based machines. However as a photographer I am considering buying some Apple Macs which I will also want to connect to the network in ...
Well the native format of the NAS is BTRFS which is read by linux only, but the NAS also handles HFS+, NTFS, FAT, EXT and with a slight modification ExFAT. So you can chose what you prefer and go with it.
There are drivers to read HFS+ on Windows and NTFS on Mac so the choice is really up to you, to what you want to do with those drives. If you want to share them, NTFS is recommended, if you work for mac only, HFS+ is great. FAT32 will work everywhere but has some limits regarding the file size (4GB).
As for the Mac/PC it really comes down to preferences. I'd pick OS X anytime (except in large enterprises because of the Microsoft ecosystem), but some will prefer Windows. I don't really think you'll see any difference in Lightroom, it should perform well on both platforms and changing the way you work will slow you down for a few days (time to reformat the drives, get used to the OS, restore files to the machine...). That said, the retina screen is gorgeous (and I heard photo accurate) and the customer support for Apple is really good. So if you pick a mac for that or because you prefer OS X ergonomic, go ahead.
There are drivers to read HFS+ on Windows and NTFS on Mac so the choice is really up to you, to what you want to do with those drives. If you want to share them, NTFS is recommended, if you work for mac only, HFS+ is great. FAT32 will work everywhere but has some limits regarding the file size (4GB).
As for the Mac/PC it really comes down to preferences. I'd pick OS X anytime (except in large enterprises because of the Microsoft ecosystem), but some will prefer Windows. I don't really think you'll see any difference in Lightroom, it should perform well on both platforms and changing the way you work will slow you down for a few days (time to reformat the drives, get used to the OS, restore files to the machine...). That said, the retina screen is gorgeous (and I heard photo accurate) and the customer support for Apple is really good. So if you pick a mac for that or because you prefer OS X ergonomic, go ahead.
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