# DS1520+ Transcoding Drive

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-synology\
**Created:** [December 5, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512 "2021-12-05T22:02:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![tghowe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tghowe/32/206401_2.png) [@tghowe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tghowe)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/1 "2021-12-05T22:02:30Z")

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I’m looking to replace my Windows Plex Server with a Synology DS1520+. Can I insert an SSD into one of the drive bays to use for the transcoding folder or is that a waste of a drive bay? In my Windows machine I’m currently transcoding on a Ramdrive.

Thanx!

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/2 "2021-12-05T22:09:43Z")

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A RAMdrive has its benefits – transcoding on a SSD won’t give you much of a benefit. It’s true that they’re faster in file transactions, however you’ll need a lot of parallel streams (or maybe 4K transcoding) to get beyond the HDD’s capacity to cover that.

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**Author:** ![tghowe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tghowe/32/206401_2.png) [@tghowe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tghowe)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/3 "2021-12-05T23:02:16Z")

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So leaving it as it’s default in Synology won’t be an issue then?

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/4 "2021-12-05T23:44:47Z")

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It shouldn’t.

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**Author:** ![tghowe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tghowe/32/206401_2.png) [@tghowe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tghowe)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/5 "2021-12-06T00:11:59Z")

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Good to know. Thanx!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ds1520-transcoding-drive/762512/6 "2022-03-06T00:12:22Z")

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