It's more about size and stability. I can have a 100TB volume for under $10,000 that multiple editors can R/W to over 10GbE. We probably average about 400-600

It's more about size and stability. I can have a 100TB volume for under $10,000 that multiple editors can R/W to over 10GbE. We probably average about 400-600mb/s to a client on a simple setup in real world situations, which is fast enough for a few editors to work on multiple streams depending on the server. It's easier to backup/archive from an IT standpoint. Most people working solo don't need to access hundreds of TBs though. They're fine with local or thunderbolt attached storage devices.