Hi George,

I went with a NAS solution for the instances when I’m working remotely and need access to a RAW file or something that I haven’t uploaded to my PhotoShelter account. As far as Photo Mechanic, it’s much faster for editing than Lightroom. That’s the main advantage.

Hi Todd
I’m new to building a good photo site to sell my photos. Why a NAS instead of a standalone multi drive? Is there a reason you use the NAS rather then something that isn’t network accessible? I use a Drobo D, and wondered if the NAS would be better. Also what do you you think of DROBO products, Im about to invest in another raid storage for my photo work, cause my Drobro 5D is being used as a media server storage. I just trying out Zenfolio, and was thinking of not using my Lightroom 5 and upgrading to the Cloud LR /PS for 10 bucks a month. What would Photo Mechanic do for me. I new at this and Im trying to use your great article to help develop good workflow and right tools.
Thank You
George

Todd,

Thanks for your insight… greatly appreciated!