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without knowing budget and other constraints.

For your "hub" I would suggest a NAS, network accessible storage. This gives you the ability to have up to 4 hdrives with up to 40tb of storage without the need for a separate server and all the hassle that entails. You get all the advantages of a server hub for files storage plus some extra perks, like a video server like PLEX to serve up videos.

Take a look at the Amazon page and you can compare Synology NAS drive (if you scroll down, you can see 2 drive NAS for half the cost of 4 drive NAS). Yes, you have to buy hdrives, but you already have 2 1tb drives, pick up 2 more and depending on your configuration you can get 3tb of storage with redundancy of one drive for failures or 2tb with 2 drives redundancy. I'll be happy to explain more about mirroring if you need.

Here is a link to the Synology website with information on that NAS and the OS features.

Now for the interim laptop that will help you over the hump for the build a new desktop. Two options;

HP Elitebook 8570W i7-3820QM with 32gb ram and 500gb SSD for approx 525$ It runs windows 10 Pro, I say try it and see how much of your current software will run on Windows 10. If you have Windows 7 pro install disc and feel techie, go ahead and install, but make a driver flash drive before starting that process by going to HP and getting all the drivers for that model. Link is HERE. If that link does not have windows 7 64 bit selected automatically, you can change it on the page.

Or Go big and spend a little more and this guy will install windows 7 pro for you! But it is 700 bucks. Specs are off the hook and it will be a great albeit a little heavy laptop. 4gb discrete video processing power should handle video editing fine.

HP ELITEBOOK 8770W i7-3920XM EXTREME 32GB 1TB SSD K4000M 1080P DVD+RW WIN 10

That will give you the ability to do everything you are currently doing. It should handle video editing just fine. Buy a laptop cooler fan for even more help keeping cool during high stress.

technically yours,
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