But, with raid, you have some protection against drive failure, which you _do not_ have with a usb drive.
I can attest to that. Twice. (Which is why I am currently running a full mirror.) On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Larry Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >The NAS enclosure is the expense, drop a drive in and connect it to > > > >Many of the newer LinkSys routers feature this as well... but I still > prefer > >something dedicated. Heck, I think even some of the networked HP printers > >can also act as a network proxy for USB drives. > > > >The ReadyNAS (now by NetGear) is BRILLIANT - I've got two and love them. > >These are full, four drive RAID enclosures, but they also make simpler > >non-RAID NAS devices. > > > >Highly recommended. > > > >Jim Davis > > The problem is I think is the price difference, $300+ for a NAS vs. around > $100 or less for an external USB drive. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:292298 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
